Hunziker Steve McQueen Le Mans Trilogy-No More Waiting - Canvas

Steve McQueen Le Mans Trilogy - "No More Waiting"

Acrylic on canvas, 40" x 26"

The challenge was to create something that no one had seen before. As Steve McQueen aficionados can attest; they're familiar with every photo that has ever been taken of Steve McQueen. Recognizing the photo that a particular painting is based on has a tendency to take the viewer 'out' of the painting, it's like a reverse meta effect. These paintings had to show McQueen in an heretofore unseen way.

Taping into the "making of" vibe, the idea of the Behind The Scenes atmosphere of the cult film "Le Mans", gave rise to this original painting:

"No More Waiting"

A play on the most famous line in the movie, "Racing, it's life. Everything that happens before or after is just waiting." In this painting, the wait is over. Look closely and McQueen's likeness appears behind the wheel of the 917K.