Perry McCarthy - The Stig
24” x 24” / 60.96 x 60.96cm ( Edition of 8)
18” x 18” / 45.72 x 45.72cm (Edition of 25)
The Story.
Perry is best known as the original Stig from the TV series Top Gear. When he first drove Formula One cars there was no power steering, and just a fraction of the technical wizardry that they contain today. F1 drivers need to be incredibly fit and physically strong to drive their cars and his hands needed both strength and sensitivity, so that he could control them whilst at the same time ‘feeling’ them.
Driving fast and powerful cars is an art as well as a skill, where once you had a few pedals, a shift and a steering wheel, the cars are now highly technical. The steering wheel alone has paddle controls for fuel mix, differential settings, the gears, brake balance and radio controls and changing gear is done in milliseconds.
“Driving is principally a cerebral business, but your body and hands need to feel how the car is behaving and responding to both your instructions and the road conditions. When things go wrong that’s when your hands have to move lightning fast”
All prints are all archival, meaning they will last for well over 75 years. Most of his prints are reproduced on Hahnemühle Fine Art photo paper, regarded as one of the best photographic papers in the world. The majority of prints are printed using Giclée printing which reproduces incredible detail and brilliant colour, and has a higher resolution than traditional lithographic printing. All Limited Edition prints come with a Certificate of Authentication stating the print title, edition number, date of printing and are signed by the artist and stamped with his photographer's seal. The print itself is also titled, numbered and signed in pencil by the artist. All prints come with a pair of print handling gloves and a “Handling & Framing Your Print” instruction sheet.
Print sizes are quoted as the edge to edge dimensions of the paper itself, including the border around the image. Borders will vary according to the image dimensions, but will typically be between 1 to 2 ½ inches.
Each print will have a strict limitation to its edition run, plus a maximum of 2APs (Artist Proofs) marked 1/AP and 2/AP.
The 'Framed' image is for visual reference only. Room image with thanks to rawpixel.com