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Secret Cars

300 Promptographs

François Mercier author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Luster Publishing

Published:9th Sep '24

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“Imaginative and stylish, this Wes Anderson-inspired book is a must-have for car enthusiasts” (Knightsbridge, Autumn 2024)

“An ideal purchase for any car lovers in your life”Amateur Photographer
What if the world's leading car manufacturers had secretly started building totally surprising models? With the help of artificial intelligence, Mr. François (François Mercier) set out on a fun and creative journey to find answers to this question. The Brussels-based film director and photographer trained himself to become a ‘promptographer’: someone who creates images with the help of artificial intelligence, starting from a prompt, which is a number of words describing the image. So the images of cars in this book aren’t photographs in the true sense, because they don’t show reality. They do, however, look very realistic, showing cars that don’t exist but could perfectly have existed. Or maybe even should have. What if, for example, Ferrari had made a camper van? Or what if Lamborghini had built a school bus? Or what if you could drive a luxurious six-seater limousine that’s a Mini? This book shows us what these outside-the-box car creations would look like in astonishing realistic-looking and aesthetic photos. Funny, imaginative, and good-looking: this little book is the perfect gift for car enthusiasts or anyone who’s intrigued by AI-creations.

"In a new art book, Brussels-based film director, photographer and car enthusiast Mr François answers the automobile questions you never thought to ask. What would it be like if Ferrari made a camper van? How cool would a Mini stretch limousine look?" - The Guardian
"The images in Secret Cars: 300 Promtographs, published this month, show models that may not be real but are a convincing case that they deserve to exist." - The Guardian
“An ideal purchase for any car lovers in your life” - Amateur Photographer
“Imaginative and stylish, this Wes Anderson-inspired book is a must-have for car enthusiasts” - Knightsbridge

ISBN: 9789460583728

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 412g

300 pages