Hot Wheels (2025) Original Acrylic Painting by Peter Slade

In Hot Wheels, nostalgia collides with spectacle. The painting invites viewers to reconsider the overlooked artifacts of childhood, revealing unexpected beauty in transparency and light. What was once a small, handheld toy becomes a radiant monument—both playful and powerful, burning with memory and meaning.
Set against the black velvety background, the glowing car floats in dramatic isolation, the intensity of the backlighting pushing it beyond realism. The car appears not merely lit, but heated, visually punning on the toy brand’s name, “Hot Wheels,” by making the wheels and chassis appear literally hot.

the deep edge canvas comes with the sides painted the same as the background, so is ready to hang...

Materials used:

acrylic

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 100 x 80 x 3.5cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: Still life