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Lexus Campaign Recreates Warhol, Dali and Van Gogh

— March 12, 2009 — Art & Design
If Vincent Van Gogh were alive today, would he be interested in painting for a car manufacturer? The latest ads for Lexus certainly believe so; they've revamped masterpieces by Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali and Vincent Van Gogh into automobile-inspired art that insinuates a Lexus can be called a masterpiece.

The ads were created by advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore with creative direction by Richard Copping, Andrew Petch and Ronojoy Ghosh. The copy was written by Andrew Petch, Rolando Cordova and Gian Carlo.

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