Local artist Karwai Chan has teamed up with McLaren Kuala Lumpur for a one-off piece of art - not something that is hung up on the wall, but is instead parked right on the showroom floor.
Yes, the 'canvas' is a McLaren GT and Karwai's latest art piece and is meticulously hand-painted on to the bodywork of the car.
Called "Ride Every Wave", the artwork took over 200 man hours or roughly two weeks to complete.
Using Chinese traditional porcelain art and oil-paint, it is the first of its kind to be realised on a supercar.
The design was inspired by Chinese "Blue and White pottery" or also known as "Qing Hua Ci" and according to Karwai, the wave motif was chosen as it perfectly captures how "limitless, fearless and unstoppable a McLaren GT is".
In addition, it is right around the corner of Chinese New Year so the porcelain art is another way of celebrating the occasion.
Isn't it pretty? But you won't find it driving around anytime soon as the painting will undergo some treatment to protect it in the long run.
"We will be applying a layer of varnish on top of the oil painting plus another layer of paint protection film (PPF) to protect it from the elements," Karwai said.
The McLaren GT is the first model under the brand's Grand Tourer range of cars and is built to offer greater practicality and is underpinned by its lightweight carbon-fibre MonoCell II-T (for Touring) monocoque chassis.
It is still a mid-engined car, and power comes from a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 that pushes out 620PS at 7,500rpm and 630Nm of torque from 5,500 to 6,500rpm.
Ride Every Wave is not the first work between Karwai Chan and McLaren Kuala Lumpur as they previously have collaborated for a number of McLaren-themed paintings.
