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Arthur Benjamins (born June 22, 1953 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch artist who has progressed from figurative motorsport paintings to Abstract Iconography, taking on the revival of Neoplasticism. ==Motorsport artist== Benjamins comes from a lineage of artists. the paintings of his great grand uncle Jacques Jacob Arend (1908-1943) can be found in the museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam. His grandfather created a new style of advertising that formed the bedrock of modern illustrative adverts. Benjamins' early childhood was spent in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and from there he moved to Rotterdam in 1963 where, living on the busy Maas River, he began to develop his technical interest for the ships, dry docks and cranes. At a Ford showroom in Rotterdam in 1973, Arthur met the future Indianapolis 500 winner, Arie Luyendyk and reigning Formula One champion, Jackie Stewart who gave him encouragement and advice. In 1974 Benjamins left for the UK. In the mid-1970s he became a BRSCC motorracing marshal, attending many races at his local track, Brands Hatch in Kent. This enabled him to observe first-hand many drivers like James Hunt, Nelson Piquet, and Nigel Mansell in the early part of their careers prior to becoming Grand Prix drivers and World champions. In the early 1980s, Benjamins' evocation of key moments in motorsport much publicity through articles in motor racing magazines as ''Autosport'',〔Motorsport artist Arthur Benjamins, "Autosport" 9 November 1989〕 ''Classic and Sportscar",〔"Arthur Benjamins" Classic and Sportscar, June 1994, p14〕 "Motorsport",〔"Reflection" Motorsport January 1993〕 and ''Classic Boat''〔Kevin Desmond "Gallery: The Benjamins Angle" "Classic Boat" February, 1992.〕 Benjamins' technique is different from other artists insofar in that he eschews the use of 'traditional' paints, preferring the far more trickier enamel paint. From his first major exhibition at the rejuvenated 1983 Motor Sports Show at the Cunard Hotel in London, Benjamins' works were featured on 'News at Ten' on several occasions and in 1987 BBC motoring programme Top Gear featured him in a 6-minute slot. About that time his interest in Land and Water Speed record breakers came to the fore. His first book jacket cover appeared on the cover of ''Power Boat Speed'' by Kevin Desmond which chronicled powerboating from 1896 onwards 〔Kevin Desmond Powerboat Speed (London, Conway Maritime Press Ltd 1988.〕 One of his paintings appeared in the Italian version of ''Pilote Che Gente'' by Enzo Ferrari〔Enzo Ferrari, "Pilote Che Gente" (Bologna-Maranello; Italy, Conti Editore - Eredità Enzo Ferrari,1983)〕 and just before his death in 1988, Commendatore Ferrari presented Benjamins with a signed copy. In 1990, and with the full approval of Ken Norris, who designed the Bluebird car and boat in which Englishman, Donald Campbell broke many speed records, Benjamins set up ''Bluebird Publications'' to issue many of his record breaker prints.〔http://www.bluebirdteamracing.net/bluebirdsupportersclub/features/boy/boy.html〕〔http://www.thebluebirdcafe.co.uk/html/large-prints.html〕 Other book jackets followed. ''Leap into Legend'' by Steve Holter,〔Steve Holter, "Leap into Legend" (Wilmslow, Sigma Press 2002)〕 ''Race against the Odds'' again by Kevin Desmond.〔Kevin Desmond, "Race Against the Odds, The Tragic Success Story of Miss England II" (Wilmslow, Sigma Leisure, 2004)〕 and "The British Are Coming, British Record Breaking and the people that made it Happen" by Mike Varndell (.〔Mike Varndell, "The British Are Coming, British Record Breaking and the people that made it Happen" (Transport Bookman Publications, 2012〕 Benjamins has also evoked historic aviation scenes. In recognition of his service to powerboating via his Speed record breaker paintings, in 2007 he was awarded the ''Heritage Motorboat Trophy'' 〔Archives: The Motorboat Museum, Basildon, Essex UK.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Benjamins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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