http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/22/truck-art-asia-pakistan/ Urban Culture, Alternative Art and Wonders of the World Thu, 24 May 2012 13:56:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/22/truck-art-asia-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-220854 Truck Art « Freedom Chai Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:19:02 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=5264#comment-220854 [...] Truck Art Posted on March 29, 2012 by Ammarah “Unlike vanity plates and ‘pimp-my-ride’ style modifications, Pakistani truck art is about cultural history and tradition, storytelling, passion, and sometimes playful one-upsmanship. As such, every little adornment on the trucks has a special significance.” – Art on Wheels: The Magnificent Truck Art of Pakistan [...] [...] Truck Art Posted on March 29, 2012 by Ammarah “Unlike vanity plates and ‘pimp-my-ride’ style modifications, Pakistani truck art is about cultural history and tradition, storytelling, passion, and sometimes playful one-upsmanship. As such, every little adornment on the trucks has a special significance.” – Art on Wheels: The Magnificent Truck Art of Pakistan [...]

]]> http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/22/truck-art-asia-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-218042 10 Awesome Trucks | CamLaughter.com : Fun at Your Finger Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:11:25 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=5264#comment-218042 [...] Even though truck art isn’t unique to Pakistan anymore, nowhere else in the world is the practice so pervasive. In a country where the per capita income is barely north of $2,000, it is surprising to see fleet owners (the trucks aren’t owner-operated) spend $3,000-$5,000 per truck for structural modifications that convert these gas-guzzling, smoke-spewing, road-dominating monstruosities into beautiful moving canvases covered in poetry, folk tales, and ‘…religious, sentimental and emotional worldviews of the individuals employed in the truck industry,’ making it one of the biggest forms of representational art in the country. (Link 1 | Link 2) [...] [...] Even though truck art isn’t unique to Pakistan anymore, nowhere else in the world is the practice so pervasive. In a country where the per capita income is barely north of $2,000, it is surprising to see fleet owners (the trucks aren’t owner-operated) spend $3,000-$5,000 per truck for structural modifications that convert these gas-guzzling, smoke-spewing, road-dominating monstruosities into beautiful moving canvases covered in poetry, folk tales, and ‘…religious, sentimental and emotional worldviews of the individuals employed in the truck industry,’ making it one of the biggest forms of representational art in the country. (Link 1 | Link 2) [...]

]]> http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/22/truck-art-asia-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-214432 Semi Pros: 15 Examples Of Awesome Truck Mod Art | WebUrbanist Mon, 07 Mar 2011 03:00:44 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=5264#comment-214432 [...] steroids or society’s workhorses? Trucks are cool fresh off the assembly line but such huge, mobile canvasses just naturally invite artists to add to their awesomeness. Here are 15 examples of awesome art made [...] [...] steroids or society’s workhorses? Trucks are cool fresh off the assembly line but such huge, mobile canvasses just naturally invite artists to add to their awesomeness. Here are 15 examples of awesome art made [...]

]]> http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/22/truck-art-asia-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-211053 Truck painting - Firtina Community Sat, 04 Dec 2010 14:37:08 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=5264#comment-211053 [...] and the overall art style ultimately serves as a cultural representative of the region. bron __________________ yalnızlık paylaşılmaz, paylaşılsa [...] [...] and the overall art style ultimately serves as a cultural representative of the region. bron __________________ yalnızlık paylaşılmaz, paylaşılsa [...]

]]> http://weburbanist.com/2008/11/22/truck-art-asia-pakistan/comment-page-1/#comment-129363 tokao.com » Semi Pros: 15 Examples Of Awesome Truck Mod Art Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:08:35 +0000 http://weburbanist.com/?p=5264#comment-129363 [...] on steroids or society’s workhorses? Trucks are cool fresh off the assembly line but such huge, mobile canvasses just naturally invite artists to add to their awesomeness. Here are 15 examples of awesome art made [...] [...] on steroids or society’s workhorses? Trucks are cool fresh off the assembly line but such huge, mobile canvasses just naturally invite artists to add to their awesomeness. Here are 15 examples of awesome art made [...]

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