Love Letter from Joan
Darling,
She was promised the open road, the chrome dream, the freedom to glide through the century. Instead, she dozes at the wheel, lulled by the hypnotic hum of steel and gasoline. Cars pile up around her like monuments to desire — the beauty, the danger, the surrender of control. This is the fantasy we bought into, half-awake, half-asleep, dreaming while the world drives on.
Love, Joan
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Sleeping at the Wheel by Joan Seed is a striking retro-futurist collage blending mid-century Americana with surrealist commentary. A radiant vintage figure reclines amidst a constellation of classic cars, evoking the glamour and peril of a consumer culture built on speed, beauty, and sleepwalking through modernity.
The Era
This collage draws from the mid-20th century postwar boom, when chrome, horsepower, and pin-up glamour defined an era of restless optimism. “Sleeping at the Wheel” reframes that iconography into a surreal meditation on consumer desire, danger, and the dreamlike speed of modern life.
Artwork Details
Title:Sleeping at the Wheel
Artist: Joan Seed
Medium: Fine art giclée print, archival inks on museum-quality paper
Dimensions:
• 30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
• 60 x 60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Edition: Open edition, printed to order
Finish: Archival inks with vivid, lasting color fidelity
Style / Movement: Retro futurism, surrealist collage, pop surrealism, cultural commentary
For acquisitions and collaborations, contact joan@joanseed.ca
© Copyright
All rights reserved © Joan Seed.
Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of this artwork is strictly prohibited.
Love Letter from Joan
Darling,
She was promised the open road, the chrome dream, the freedom to glide through the century. Instead, she dozes at the wheel, lulled by the hypnotic hum of steel and gasoline. Cars pile up around her like monuments to desire — the beauty, the danger, the surrender of control. This is the fantasy we bought into, half-awake, half-asleep, dreaming while the world drives on.
Love, Joan
_________________________________________________________________
Sleeping at the Wheel by Joan Seed is a striking retro-futurist collage blending mid-century Americana with surrealist commentary. A radiant vintage figure reclines amidst a constellation of classic cars, evoking the glamour and peril of a consumer culture built on speed, beauty, and sleepwalking through modernity.
The Era
This collage draws from the mid-20th century postwar boom, when chrome, horsepower, and pin-up glamour defined an era of restless optimism. “Sleeping at the Wheel” reframes that iconography into a surreal meditation on consumer desire, danger, and the dreamlike speed of modern life.
Artwork Details
Title:Sleeping at the Wheel
Artist: Joan Seed
Medium: Fine art giclée print, archival inks on museum-quality paper
Dimensions:
• 30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
• 60 x 60 inches (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
Edition: Open edition, printed to order
Finish: Archival inks with vivid, lasting color fidelity
Style / Movement: Retro futurism, surrealist collage, pop surrealism, cultural commentary
For acquisitions and collaborations, contact joan@joanseed.ca
© Copyright
All rights reserved © Joan Seed.
Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of this artwork is strictly prohibited.
