Form Follows Function: The Art of the Supercar - Hardcover

Codling, Stuart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760341168 ISBN 13: 9780760341162

Publisher: Motorbooks, 2011

Synopsis

For Form Follows Function: The Art of the Supercar, renowned automotive photographer James Mann brings 20 of the world’s most beautiful and desirable supercars into the studio. Removed from their ordinary environment and shot on black backgrounds, the photographer’s lens reveals not just the engineering brilliance of these cars, but also the inherent beauty in their form and details. Classic and new models from the world's most famous marques, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Maserati, Aston Martin, and others will be featured. With historical and technical profiles by Stuart Codling and commentary from famed automotive designer Frank Stephenson, Form Follows Function: The Art of the Supercar is a must-have for any automotive enthusiast’s library.

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About the Author

Stuart Codling is a respected motorsport journalist and broadcaster who covered sports car racing in the United States before joining F1 Racing, the world’s biggest-selling Formula 1 magazine, in 2001. He has appeared as an F1 expert on TV and radio, hosted for Renault F1, and contributes to F1 Racing, Autosport, Autocar, and the Red Bulletin. Codling is the author of several Motorbooks titles, including Formula 1 Drive to Survive The Unofficial Companion, Real Racers: Formula 1 Racing in the 1950s and 1960s, Art of the Formula 1 Race Car, Art of the Classic Sports Car, and The Life Monaco. Stuart lives in Farnham, Surrey, England.

James Mann (jamesmann.com) has been shooting cars and motorcycles for publications and the motor industry for over 30 years. His work has appeared in more than 70 books, including Motorbooks' Art of the Formula 1 Race Car, The Art of the Classic Sports Car, Art of Ducati, and Art of the Le Mans Race Car. James has provided photos for numerous magazines, including Classic and Sports Car, CAR, and Automobile magazine, and was chosen to photograph the Royal Mail's British Auto Legends stamps. He was recently awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society. James resides in Dorset, UK.Frank Stephenson is one of the most distinguished automotive designers of his generation. His career began with BMW, where he designed the X5 model as well as the wildly popular re-imagining of the MINI Cooper in 1999. Moving on to Ferrari and Maserati, Stephenson penned the Ferrari 612 and 430, as well as the Maserati Quattroporte and MC12 before becoming design director for Fiat/Lancia and then Alfa Romeo. While there he led the design of the new Fiat 500, the Alfa Mito, and the Fiat Bravo. Stephenson joined McLaren Automotive as design director in 2008, where his first project was the design of the firm’s new supercar, the MP4-12C.

From the Back Cover

If automobiles can be works of art, then the supercar would represent the state of the art in its time. In the post-war period, manufacturers such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, BMW, Porsche, and Bugatti have used the supercar to not merely push the envelope but to rip it open, in the process redefining high performance, and manipulating form and function into cars of stunning beauty and legendary ability. In Form Follows Function: The Art of the Supercar, award-winning photographer James Mann brings twenty-two of the world s most beautiful and desirable supercars into the studio, revealing each machine as a work of art, born from the imaginations of some of the world s greatest designers. With historical and technical profiles by award-winning author Stuart Codling and commentary from automotive designer Frank Stephenson, Form Follows Function: The Art of the Supercar is a must-have for any automotive enthusiast s library.

From the Inside Flap

A selection of twenty-two of the world s most beautiful and exotic supercars brought to life through the lens of award-winning photographer James Mann. With historical and technical profiles by award-winning author Stuart Codling and commentary on each car by automotive designer Frank Stephenson, Form Follows Function: The Art of the Supercar profiles the following legendary machines:

Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing

Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato

Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada

Ferrari 275GTB/4

Lamborghini Miura

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona

Lancia Stratos

BMW M1

Ferrari F40

Jaguar XJ220

McLaren F1

Ferrari F50

Porsche Carrera GT

Maserati MC12

Bugatti Veyron

Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Pagani Zonda Roadster F

Ferrari 599 GTB

Ariel Atom 3

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

McLaren MP4-12C

Edition details

• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760341168
• ISBN 13: 9780760341162
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224