In 2015 Ringelstetter was contacted by an old friend who found the inspiration to turn her career towards art because of an article he had written in 2009. She informed him that Mini Cooper was sponsoring Madison On the Square, and they were looking for artists to paint on a Mini Cooper car, live for the show goers, and she had suggested Ringelstetter. He was thrilled because he knew accepting this opportunity meant that he was automatically accepted in the show and he’d get to help five other artists deface a vehicle with incredible artwork. Ringelstetter let everyone else choose their spots first and he took what was left; the back bumper of the vehicle. He walked away happy to be involved and satisfied with his work.
The following year, the sponsors called him, and only him to come back and paint a whole car by himself. In the third year, Ringelstetter was given the opportunity to really customize the project by choosing which vehicle he wanted to work on. Unfortunately, the fourth year Mini Cooper pulled out of the event and hasn’t been back since, but this is still one of the most thrilling projects Ringelstetter has gotten to be apart of.
Darienne Keniece