Ferndale Foto Finishes

Dune Depictions

A description of the sculpture courtesy its designer:

ART: Our sculpture, Black Tie Affair, alludes to the sophistication and class that kinetic racing promotes. The artistic component of Black Tie Affair is founded in the American born Minimalism movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s. It incorporates geometric forms, often in repetitive patterns, using only a single shape or a small number of like shapes, as components for design unity. Color is featured as solid planes, clean and finished. Black Tie Affair strives to create a sculpture that can be appreciated at its basic physical appearance and enjoyed at face value.

ENGINEERING: Black Tie Affair is a front wheel drive, tail dragger tricycle 8x7x20 (HxWxL). Its 82” wheels have 120 spokes each. The three piece aluminum wheel hubs are held together by spoke tension alone. We use modified Honda Civic disc brakes. A much needed rear view mirror has been mounted. There are 42 forward gears for each pilot. The drive train runs through a combination of 66 drive sprockets.