Lowrider cars are now popular world-wide but they reportedly have roots in the urban Chicano culture in Los Angeles, California. In the New York Times article, “How the Lowrider Evolved From Chicano Revolt to Art Form,” James Sterngold writes that while many postwar Americans were buying new cars, the Chicano and Mexican-American communities held onto the vehicles that they could afford and put a great deal of time into fixing them up and making repairs. Not only did they use these vehicles for…
Now that lowrider arte has arrived, we can safely say gone are the days of placing a decal; (or if you would like to call it a sticker) ,on your vehicle. Instead, call in an artist.
Not just any artist but one who is skilled with an airbrush. Whilst looking at all these wonderful drawings, I have come to see them as…