“BURNING LIGHT - COPPER, WOOD, AND BRASS ENSEMBLE”

2009

Dimensions: 54” X 84” (Life Size)

Medium: Axalta Cromax AT on Aluminum

Artist: Peter Maier

Rendered with the luster of metal and the warmth of natural elements, Burning Light is a celebration of design, craftsmanship, and nostalgia. Peter Maier captures a gleaming vintage automobile in perfect balance—copper panels, polished wood grain, and brass accents echoing the opulence of a forgotten mechanical era.

But this is more than a car—it’s a portrait of motion held still, of hand-built ingenuity shining under the sun. The meticulous attention to detail and reflective surface create an illusion of light flickering across the form, as if the piece is breathing with life.

Burning Light evokes an era when engineering was art and materials spoke for themselves. It’s both a tribute and a reminder: beauty is often built, not born.