“CAPTAIN AMERICA”

2016

Dimensions: 80” X 120” (Life Size)

Medium: Axalta Cromax AT on Aluminum

Artist: Peter Maier

There are machines—and then there are myths. With Captain America, Peter Maier doesn’t just immortalize a motorcycle, he resurrects a cultural icon. Painted at life scale in chromatic precision, the legendary chopper from Easy Rider gleams like a shrine to freedom, rebellion, and everything that defined 1969.

But this isn’t kitsch. It’s confrontation. The stark black background isolates the bike like an artifact in a museum—or a relic from a country trying to remember itself. Look closely: the reflection isn’t just a visual feat, it’s a mirror to a moment when the open road felt like the last honest place.

“Do you remember... Were you there?” the bottom asks—not just of the viewer, but of a nation. The paint glistens like chrome, but the feeling is raw. Maier doesn’t traffic in sentiment. He delivers presence—charged, unapologetic, and vividly American.