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Artist: El Moises
Social media: https://www.facebook.com/ChicanoPop/ Articles: Growing up in the Southwest, the soon-to-be artist named Moises would gain a love for the Chicano cultural and scene at an early age. It helped a lot that his father used to work on cars and paint lowriders too. That in itself would give him the opportunity to look at…
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Photo Essay: A Visual History of Lowriders
When Mexican American communities of Southern California started the lowriding phenomenon, they were actually giving an automotive update to an old country tradition. https://timeline.com/a-visual-history-of-lowriders-2847be00ac30
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Artist: Joey Montoya
Daman-Grafix https://www.deviantart.com/daman-grafix/about#about Daman-Grafix Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOH1LhvO8veF5X1dnJtajw Articles: Market Daze “Before, the only airbrush art you really saw was on lowrider cars and T-shirts. Now I believe there are three or four people including myself in the market who do either airbrush, spray paint or something that isn’t typical oil, acrylic, bristle brush,” the 33-year-old says.…
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Game Simulator: BeamNG- Try out Lowrider Physics
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything. https://www.beamng.com/game/
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Article: The Science Of Hitting Switches
Hydraulics and lowriders go hand and hand. It’s to the point where people tend to assume any American car with wire wheels and thin whites has to have hydraulics… http://www.speedhunters.com/2018/07/the-science-of-hitting-switches/
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Seco Live: Low’N Slow
Low ‘N Slow will offer an immersive outdoor experience for art lovers of all ages providing a multi sensory tour through the world of lowrider arts and culture in Northern New Mexico. This safe and socially distant exhibition takes visitors through every aspect of lowrider culture from a 101 guide to hydraulics and pinstriping and…
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Video: How Chicano Lowrider Culture Found a Home in Japan
In 1987, Junichi Shimodaira fell in love. He was visiting the United States for the first time when he spotted a car driving low and slow in Southern California. Steadily, Chicano car clubs—an outlet for cultural and political expression that dates back to the 1940s—won Junichi over. At his Paradise Road shop he repairs and…
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Video: Custom Car Painter Takahiko Izawa
Take one 1958 Chevy Impala, add an expert Japanese designer and an entirely new paint job, mix in intricately engraved bodywork…and you’ve got one of the world’s most stunning custom cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YaDuxiInKo
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Article: Runs in the Family
Española lowriders turn Good Friday into a family-friendly event. https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/runs-in-the-family/
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Resource: Lowrider Magazine
Lowrider isn’t just a brand, it’s a lifestyle, one deeply rooted in the Mexican American culture of Los Angeles. More than just showcasing lowered and air-bagged Chevy Impalas, Lowrider covers the cars, bikes, art, and more that exemplifies the lowrider culture. https://www.motortrend.com/lowrider/
