An extraordinary piece of art relief
portraying Ayrton Senna´s 94 helmet. Hand made by molding a single sheet
of carbon-fibre around half a full-scale helmet, then painted to match
Ayrton´s 94 helmet identically, creates a truly unique and masterful
piece of memorabilia.
Limited Edition 100 pieces worldwide.
THE ARTIST:
In 1991, Rheos/Honda gave Mr.Josuke Sato the challenge of reducing
Ayrton Senna´s helmet weight using his special technique. All at
Rheos/Honda, including Ayrton, were impressed when he reduced the amount
of paint used only 20 grams without reducing the quality of the paint
job. This was the link that sparked Mr. Sato´s passionate admiration for
Ayrton Senna and gave him the vision of creating a memorial piece that
would keep the spirit of Ayrton Senna alive. From this vision came the
Ayrton Senna Helmet Relief.
THE MAKING:
Using a similar technique and material as used in molding F1 machine
parts, Mr Sato took a piece of flat carbon-fibre and hand molded it
around the left-half side of the same type of helmet used by Ayrton in
1994. This created the effect that 'half' the helmet was protruding out
of the carbon plate. He then hand-painted the half helmet to match
exactly 'half' the helmet worn by Ayrton in 94 complete with half a
visor. The next step in the process involves applying two clear finish
coats. As the total process is done by hand, only two pieces per day can
be made. Looking at the protruding image, one can almost feel Senna´s
presence!
THE ASF APRROVAL:
The first piece, 001/100 of the 100 limited edition piece was given to
the Ayrton Senna Foundation with hopes that Senna family would approve
of the careful craftsmanship and passion put into the making of this
unique Senna memorial piece of art. Aprpoval was received and 99 more
people were offer the opportunity of owning one of these 100 Limited
Edition pieces of Ayrton Senna art.
* Size: W59 X H47 X D13cm
* Material: Body - Carbon-fibre. Frame - Aluminum.
* Made in Japan.
* Ayrton Senna signature and limited edition number engraved in plaque.
