Machines That Move Are Works of Art
Some people look at a painting and see art; Martin Engster looks at a machine that moves and sees the same thing. Raised near Stuttgart, he shares where his lifelong fascination with machines comes from.
Some people look at a painting and see art. I can look at a machine that moves and see the same thing.
I was born and raised about 50 minutes outside Stuttgart, where Porsche is manufactured. My godfather is a big car guy, and cars have always been part of my life. Porsche was close by, and I grew up seeing these beautiful machines. That passion stuck with me.
But it's not only Porsche. I love what I call "rides." That could be a motorcycle, a boat, a car, a train, or almost any machine that moves. To me, those machines are works of art. I can appreciate the design, the movement, and what it took to make all of those pieces work together.
Maybe that's also part of why I enjoy the work I do. I spend my days around machines, and then outside of work I'm still drawn to them. Some people enjoy looking at Picasso or Michelangelo. I enjoy the automobile version of that.
Machines that move have always fascinated me, and I don't think that's going away anytime soon.
