Matt Mele turns his lens on the automobile—not just as a machine, but as a symbol of status, invention, and unchecked desire. Photographed on the historic grounds of the Hagley Museum in Wilmington, Delaware where DuPont Motors first manufactured its rare luxury cars, Old Sport captures a 1928 DuPont Phaeton G, one of fewer than 600 ever produced. The gleam of chrome and lacquered steel speaks to progress, yet also to vanity: how quickly utility becomes luxury, and luxury becomes excess. Much like Gatsby himself, the car is an invention that has outpaced its origins, speeding toward glory with the past as the only brake.
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Matt Mele turns his lens on the automobile—not just as a machine, but as a symbol of status, invention, and unchecked desire. Photographed on the historic grounds of the Hagley Museum in Wilmington, Delaware where DuPont Motors first manufactured its rare luxury cars, Old Sport captures a 1928 DuPont Phaeton G, one of fewer than 600 ever produced. The gleam of chrome and lacquered steel speaks to progress, yet also to vanity: how quickly utility becomes luxury, and luxury becomes excess. Much like Gatsby himself, the car is an invention that has outpaced its origins, speeding toward glory with the past as the only brake.
About Shipping:
Fine Art orders incur an initial $50 charge and additional handling and shipping charges due to the packaging and care required to protect the artwork. Our customer success team will contact you to quote and collect such additional charges, as applicable, and will ship within 7 days of receipt of their payment.
If the artwork is damaged in any way during shipping, please contact us right away with photographs documenting any such damages. We will seek to address the damage to customer satisfaction.
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