When does art cross the line? Maybe, just maybe, it is when a guy intentionally crushes two perfectly good muscle cars in what can only be described as a controlled head-on collision.

Believe it or not, artist Jonathan Schipper wasn’t even crushing the cars in hopes of lining his pockets with the cold-hard cash many are getting these days from scrap dealers. That might have made too much sense. Instead, he was simply trying to make a statement by completly destroying two Firebirds, one an early 80s model, the other from the late 70s.

Artist Jonathan Schipper began his artistic endeavor a few years ago by mounting hydraulic presses on the ends of a track and slowly smashing two die-cast model cars into each other. While many in the art world found the concept amusing, it apparently didn’t garner Schipper the recognition that he felt he deserved.

So, in order to make an even bigger statement about what he views as the slow death of the American Muscle car, Schipper kicked his project up a notch.

During a recent art show in Chicago, the artist expanded his original artistic vision by creating a life-sized version of his original work of art.

His latest creation, aptly titled, the “Slow Inevitable Death of American Muscle,” crushed the pair of Firebirds into one another over a six-day period simulating an automobile collision for the art world to enjoy while sipping their cups of Chablis and other imported alcoholic beverages.

The movement – approximately 1cm per hour – is barely perceptible to the naked eye.

Call me a critic, but I just don’t get it. Maybe, just maybe, if this guy was crushing a couple of Ford Escorts, or even a late-model Chevy Caprice I might be able to enjoy this artistic endeavor.

What do y’all think?

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