The style of the highly talented automotive artist Michael Jekot can best be described as neo-representational and makes a strong case against photo-realism. His narrative on canvas focuses on the balance of power between man and machine, which is enhanced by creating strong contrasts between personality and mechanical surfaces. The use of these together suggests the struggle between human desires and the unyielding order of sheer physics while imposing a bit of humanity onto an otherwise harsh reality.

 Other Porsche inspired paintings of Mike Jekot:

Michael Jekot - Michael Jekot recalls encountering his first sports car in 1957. It was a rainy evening and the car was a dark colored Porsche Speedster. ...

"Das War Der Anfang/In the beginning". Acrylic on canvas, 36 inches by 36 inches, square.

The painting shows the role Erwin Komenda played in the design and engineering of the Porsche type 356. That from very humble beginnings his designs on paper translated to aluminum cut from patterns, hammered over wooden bucks, was only the beginning of a "touchstone" for designers that can still be seen today - Porsche design. In the piece the viewer sees a very proud young Komenda, holding a rolled plan for some part yet to be worked out, leaning on the wood buck for production of a prototype in progress. He seems to know the success of this project even before it is finished. His eyes are clear, as he looks headlong into the future of the enterprise, feet planted strongly in the present of his day. This image is laid over a frame image of a partial drawing the last body design in this series.

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