Racing Dynasty

Crigler, who works part-time as a race official at major events around the country, has rendered three iconic teams, cars and drivers to indicate the synthesis between the past and the future that the 100th Running represents. She removes the typical track setting to focus on the car-driver combination, set against a brightly colored background, to express her belief that the future of racing depends on maintaining a diversity of teams, drivers and vehicles.

• Artist: René Crigler
• Materials: Carbon Fiber and Automotive Paint
• Installation: April 11 – June 12, 2016

About the Artist: René Crigler, a native of Columbus, Indiana, is a contemporary artist whose works employ both motorsports and floral imagery, yet use the same materials and process found in the production of Indy cars: carbon fiber, automotive paint masks and an automotive clear-coat finish. She studied fine arts (printmaking) and computer science at Indiana University from 1978 to 1983, and pursued a career in technology working for both arts and motorsports organizations, eventually

developing race strategy software for Players-Forsythe Racing in Indianapolis. Crigler maintains a studio at the Stutz Arts and Business Center in downtown Indianapolis.