Remember blind Turkish artist Esref Armagan who was invited by Volvo to the company’s headquarters in Sweden back in October to paint the, as yet unseen by the public, 2011 S60 executive sedan? Well, Volvo has now decided to auction off Armagan’s painting of the car on eBay with all proceeds going to support the World Blind Union which is a non political, non-religious, non-governmental and non-profit-making organization, representing more than 160 million blind and partially sighted persons in 177 member countries.
“It was an amazing experience to work together with Esref Armagan. He truly embraces life and we think that his approach matches exactly how we at Volvo embrace life. Through this auction and the donation to World Blind Union we will take this rewarding corporation even one step further”, says Lukas Dohle, director of Live Communication and Social Media at Volvo Cars.
Volvo said that the auction of the painting will take place on eBay Canada but will be accessible globally on www.ebay.com/volvo. The auction starts on December 7 at 8pm and will run for ten days until December 17.
