A CAR TRANSFORMED INTO A STUNNING AND UNIQUE ARTWORK BY ACCLAIMED ARTIST DAMAIN HIRST IS SET TO RAISE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS WHEN IT IS AUCTIONED OFF AT ELTON JOHN'S WHITE TIE AND TIARA BALL. THE CANDYFLOSS PINK PAINT-SPLATTERS AUDI AI CAR HAS BEEN SPIN PAINTED BY HIRST IN HIS GLOUCESTERSHIRE STUDIO AND IS DESCRIBED AS 'FULLY DRIVABLE AND ROAD LEGAL'. ELTON JOHN SAID: 'THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING AUCTION ITEMS WE HAVE EVER HAD FOR WHITE TIE.' THE ANNUAL GLITTERING CHARITY EVENT IS HELD AT ELTON JOHN'S HOME WITH IS PARTNER DAVID FURNISH AND RAISES MONEY FOR THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION. THIS YEAR'S EVENT WILL BE HELD IN OLD WINDSOR, NEAR WINDSOR CASTLE. AS PART OF THE SAME LOT, THE CAR WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF WITH A 6ft DIAMETER CANVAS SPIN PAINTING, WHICH HIRST COMPLETED AT THE SAME TIME. THE AUDI AI WILL NOT BE SEEN ON UK ROADS UNTIL NOVEMBER, AND THE SPECIAL ARTWORK WAS CREATED AHEAD OF THE CAR'S MAINLAND EUROPEAN LAUNCH DATES. AUDI UK DIRECTOR JEREMY HICKS SAID: 'WE ARE ENORMOUSLY PROUD TO SUPPORT SIR ELTON JOHN'S REMARKABLE FUNDRAISING BALL FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR IN SUCCESSION WITH THE DONATION OF A PRICELESS AND UNREPEATABLE WORK OF ART FOR THE AUCTION.'
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