In "Cadillac Ranch - Amarillo, TX," Glen Wilbert photographs the row of half-buried Cadillacs at the famous roadside installation, their nose-down tail fins lined up across the flat Texas plain beneath a wide, cloud-filled sky.
The composition gives most of the frame to the pale, overcast sky, with the cars compressed into a thin band along the horizon. Shot from a distance and straight on, the buried cars read as a row of evenly spaced shapes, their spray-painted colors softened to pastel against the dry tan earth. The large empty sky and small line of cars create a strong sense of open, flat space.
Cadillac Ranch, west of Amarillo along old Route 66, is a public art installation created in 1974, where ten Cadillacs are buried nose-first and continually repainted by visitors. It is one of the most recognized landmarks of the American road trip, exactly the kind of subject Glen's When in Roam project is built around.
A study in pastel color and open space, where a roadside icon is reduced to a quiet line on the horizon.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
In "Cadillac Ranch - Amarillo, TX," Glen Wilbert photographs the row of half-buried Cadillacs at the famous roadside installation, their nose-down tail fins lined up across the flat Texas plain beneath a wide, cloud-filled sky.
The composition gives most of the frame to the pale, overcast sky, with the cars compressed into a thin band along the horizon. Shot from a distance and straight on, the buried cars read as a row of evenly spaced shapes, their spray-painted colors softened to pastel against the dry tan earth. The large empty sky and small line of cars create a strong sense of open, flat space.
Cadillac Ranch, west of Amarillo along old Route 66, is a public art installation created in 1974, where ten Cadillacs are buried nose-first and continually repainted by visitors. It is one of the most recognized landmarks of the American road trip, exactly the kind of subject Glen's When in Roam project is built around.
A study in pastel color and open space, where a roadside icon is reduced to a quiet line on the horizon.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
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