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I stumbled upon Last Corner in our comments section the other day and liked the work of Alex Pieussergues so much that I decided to feature him on our site, because I know our readers are connoisseurs of the sport and Alex’s art is close to our collective hearts, appealing to those who are true fans of the sport – Paul Velasco.
GP247: How did your interest in F1 start?
AP: As far as I can remember, I have always been interested in motorsports. When I was a child, I often rummaged through piles of my father’s magazines “Moto Verte” (French magazine intended for off-roads motorbikes) or F1 magazines and leafed in admiring the photos.
I also remember Sundays with the background noise of the Formula 1 Grand Prix races which my father watched religiously. I did not understand much as a six or seven year old.
But we were in 1977 or 1978 and already the seed of the passion of racing had been sown in me … It was much later that I understood the fineness and the subtlety of this sport that is F1. Beyond being athletes, the pilots are heroes living only for the race to the detriment (often) of their lives.
The death of Ayrton and that of Roland in 1994 was a real electro-shock and since that day I have not missed a single Grand Prix [on TV]. The atmosphere of the races, the beauty of Formula 1 and the technical level of the teams will never cease to make me dream. I just can not do without it!
GP247: Where does the art side come from and how did it evolve?
AP: I have always been attracted to the artistic side of everything. I drew, photographed and sculpted.
Formula 1 for me are real objects of art, it is quite obvious that I can not photograph them, so I decided to draw them to reproduce and imortalize their splendid lines.
From the beginning, I chose to reproduce them in a profile poiting to the right (sense of occidental reading and direction of the future) with a cartoon style thanks to the technique of the clear line but with a hyper-realistic side that brings out the shadows and reflections.
I created Last Corner a little more than two months ago thanks to my son Théo. He is a big F1 fan and had asked me to draw the Ayrton’s MP4/4. Once it finished, he absolutely loved the result and simply said to me: You should make posters for F1 fans!.
I opened an Instagram account under his advice and the reception was extremely positive.
GP247: What is Last Corner and what makes it unique?
AP: I am French, I am currently based in Dublin and my name is Alex Pieussergues but I work under the pseudonym «Last Corner».
Last Corner is for all Formula 1 fans who want to complete their collection of models, objects or photos with a poster that will capture their favorite F1 car. In addition to being reproduced as faithfully as possible in the technical or mechanical parts, the livery and the sponsors, the cars are represented in its version of a particular circuit.
Added to the poster is the layout of this circuit, with the name of each of its turns and a summary of the characteristics of the car eg. weight, power, palmares etc.
In addition to trying to deliver an aesthetic result, I try to make the poster as informative as possible, which makes it, modestly, a small encyclopedia…
Subsequently, in addition to the classic F1, I would like to turn to the cars of Le Mans 24 Hours, Mille Miglia, NASCAR and Indycar, rally and legendary vehicles like Mini, Beettle, VW combi and Land Rover series I, 88, III and Defender.
In addition to the posters already proposed, I am happy to draw any F1 cars requested by the followers who contact me via Instagram: http://ift.tt/2q4tSx3 or via my web site: www.last-corner.com.
I also draw all types of vehicles on request and in single draw, as lately requested, a racing boat (F1 of the seas), truck, the bus of someone going to retirement, historic cars, a LR discovery expedition… Email me and ask me and I will consider the project.
A book is also expected showing the step-by-step graphic construction of some F1 cars with a poster displayed at the end of each chapter of the book.
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