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Art Car Friday: What If Garbage Trucks Were Pretty?
This week’s art car wasn’t found in Louisville. But what if it could be? We’re sure Louisville could come up with something just as creative or weird as these trucks from Philadelphia.
Philly’s Mural Arts Program teamed up with The Design Center at Philadelphia University to cover 10 trucks with these graphics that were inspired by historic textiles from the 19th and early 20th century. The public art display was put in place this year for Earth Day. More photos can be seen over at wejetset and more info on the trucks can be found here.
The Mural Arts Program is a response to graffiti problems in the city. As some are saying graffiti is a growing problem in Louisville, perhaps we could learn a lesson. Here’s more info from their web site:
“The Mural Arts Program began in 1984 as a component of the Philadelphia Anti-Graffiti Network, an effort to eradicate the graffiti crisis plaguing the city. The Anti-Graffiti Network hired muralist Jane Golden to reach out to graffiti writers to redirect their energies from destructive graffiti writing to constructive mural painting. Mural-making provided a support structure for these young men and women to develop their artistic skills, empowering them to take an active role in beautifying their communities.”
PrintArt Car Friday: Wind-Up Smart Car
Wind-Up Smart Car
A tipster sent in this photo of one of the simplest art cars we’ve ever seen. It’s a wind-up Smart Car. The car is already one of the tiniest four-wheeled vehicles to be found on the road; it’s nice to see the playful modification fit so well. Broken Sidewalk couldn’t work without the vigilant eyes of our tipsters. Keep sending in your info and photos of happenings around town to tips@brokensidewalk.com.
Art Car Friday: Zebra Loose In The Cherokee Triangle
Zebra Car
It’s a zebra. It’s a car. We saw it in the Cherokee Triangle.
Art Car Friday: Rolling Stones Edition
Rolling Stones Art Car
We’re dusting off the old Art Car Friday posting, at least for this week. We spotted this hatchback Honda in Clarksville this week and couldn’t resist putting it online. Besides the giant Union Jack on the hood, there’s a psychedelic checkerboard on the roof and the famous Rolling Stones tongue logo all over the place. Though the paint it a little faded, the quality still appears excellent. The tongue logo was designed by London-based graphic designer John Pasche and was adopted in 1971. Pasche was paid £50 for his work (he got a £200 bonus a couple years later). The inspiration for the logo came from the Hindu goddess Kali, the inspiration for the Honda came from some English rockers.
Rolling Stones Art Car
Art Car Friday: Bikes On A Van Edition
Michelle from over at Consuming Louisville sends over another art-car tip. This time, it’s a cell photo of a van spotted in town offering bike safety advice. It appears to be affiliated with Safe Kids, an accident prevention group, and Kosair Children’s Hospital. The van implores children to obey road rules like stop signs. For more biking goodness, check out Louisville on Two Wheels, one of our new favorite sites showcasing local cyclists and the roads they bike. Keep your tips of any kind coming to tips@brokensidewalk.com.
Art Car Friday: Butchertown Mod-Beetle
We bring you this week an art car from Butchertown in honor of the Beargrass Beetle pulled from the creek on nearby Mellwood Avenue. We tried to go take a photo of the creek-VW, but crews were over-zealous with their removal efforts and took it away before we got there. We overheard a local news crew say the stearing wheel will likely be part of a memorial for the car and environmentalism. That’s it. Please, send what you see or hear to tips@brokensidewalk.com.
Art Car Friday: Museum of Art & Craft Edition
Art Car Friday
This week’s art car was spotted outside the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. It appears to be the official mini van of the museum and is a regular at the annual Kentucky Art Car Weekend in August hosted by the museum. The van demonstrates the “more is more” philosophy of art cars and can be categorized in the “glue as much on the car as possible” group.
Don’t forget to send in your sightings of art cars (or just about anything else) to tips@brokensidewalk.com.
- Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft (Official Site)
Art Car Friday
Art Car Friday: No Smoking Edition
'Drive Cancer Out' Car
We bring you this week our first reader-submitted art car. Michelle of Consuming Louisville fame spotted this yellow Corvette sporting a large no smoking sign and the words “Drive Cancer Out” in a parking garage in the Medical Center (how appropriate). We looked into the meaning behind the metal and discovered a local organization called “Drive Smoke Out.” Here’s some background information from their web site:
“Drive Cancer Out is a not-for-profit organization led by physicians, U of L medical students and lung cancer survivors who are devoted to keeping our youth healthy, well educated and smoke free. With our first hand knowledge of tobacco related diseases, we have developed an innovative and interactive program that youngsters find entertaining and memorable. We use cool sports cars as a prop to garner attention in conjunction with a hands on educational program that emphasizes the medical sequelae of tobacco use.”
Don’t forget to keep your eyes out for an art car (or bike!) in your neighborhood (or anything else you think might fit on the Broken Sidewalk). Snap a photo and send or tell us about it at tips@brokensidewalk.com.
- Drive Cancer Out (Official Site)
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