A CITY artist is using memories of his motoring past to create a new exhibition.

Maryhill man David Wishart photographed a collection of valve caps from cars which he has owned over the last 30 years.

The caps, known as chromies in the biking world, are often traded and collected by BMX fanatics and used to upgrade their bikes.

They commonly come from pricey cars such as BMWs and Corvettes.

The graphic designer and artist used to collect them as a child and has used the metal objects as inspiration for his latest project.

Six of the A3-sized prints are on display at the O Street Gallery on Otago Street in Glasgow's West End for the next two weeks.

Father-of-two David said: "I thought I'd do a wee piece with them as I've had them for more than 30 years.

"I made them large, A3 size and printed them in black and white."

David compares his work to that of German artists Bernd & Hilla Becher, who would photograph industrial objects in similar styles.

He said: "They used to do photographs of industrial plants all in the same way and the layout was always the same too.

"It's about how the objects are the same yet different, playing a bit with scale too.

"These are quite important to me and I'm putting them on a larger scale and making them more prominent."

David said in the 70s he would ride on his BMX with friends and steal the sought-after valves from expensive cars.

They would then use the metal accessories to customise their own bikes.

"For some reason, after about 30 years I still have these and I thought it would be nice to do a project with them." he said.

The exhibition, which opened on Friday, will be on display until December 14.

Local brewer Chris Lewis made a one-off IPA beer especially for the opening night, and labelled the bottles with images of chromies.

He also created a unique fanzine with photographs of David's childhood to advertise the show.