{"id":1980,"date":"2009-08-06T23:08:29","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T21:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tokao.com\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2009-08-06T23:08:29","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T21:08:29","slug":"semi-pros-15-examples-of-awesome-truck-mod-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/06\/semi-pros-15-examples-of-awesome-truck-mod-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Semi Pros: 15 Examples Of Awesome Truck Mod Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nTrucks\u2026 cars on steroids or society\u2019s workhorses? Trucks are cool fresh off the assembly line but such huge,\u00a0mobile canvasses<\/a> just naturally invite artists to add to their awesomeness. Here are 15 examples of awesome art made for, with and upon trucks.<\/p>\n

Burning Man\u2019s Big Rig Jig<\/h4>\n

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One of the visual highlights of Burning Man 2007 was the\u00a0Big Rig Jig<\/a>, a dynamic super-sculpture comprised of two retired oil tanker trucks. Designed by Brooklyn artist Mike Ross in collaboration with a crew of artists from American Steel in Oakland, CA. The massive monument was meant to evoke humankind\u2019s co-dependent relationship with the oil industry while hinting at our ability to change things for the better.<\/p>\n

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Above is another view of Big Rig Jig at Burning Man 2007 and just below it, a remarkable photo of a rare double rainbow captured after a sudden storm in Nevada\u2019s Black Rock Desert.<\/p>\n

First Church Of Mobile<\/h4>\n

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Got big faith? Put it on your truck! From their use as mobile billboards to personal declarations of one\u2019s heartfelt faith, truck art featuring Our Lord and Savior is more common than you\u2019d think. Some of these mobile murals are almost humorously amateurish yet others are, well, mind-boggling.<\/p>\n

Jesus Built My Pickup<\/h4>\n

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These 2 examples of\u00a0faith-based truck art<\/a> rule on several levels, mainly by being paintings of the owners\u2019 trucks, ON their trucks, being admired by Jesus. Amen, brothers and sisters!<\/p>\n

Only Semi-Real<\/h4>\n

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These images of trompe l\u2019oeil advertising on the sides of 18-wheelers have made the rounds online for the past few years but as cool as they might look, they\u2019re not actually real. Instead, they\u2019re\u00a0designs<\/a> submitted by a German advertising agency to the 2005 Rhino Awards. The proposed \u201cRollAd\u201d campaign would see actual semi\u2019s touring the autobahnen, promoting products and distracting other drivers.<\/p>\n

In This Corner, The Yonkers Chomper!<\/h4>\n

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Nothing beautiful about garbage trucks, you say? Think again – the\u00a0City of Yonkers<\/a> commissioned six Department of Public Works\u2019 garbage trucks to be transformed into art trucks through the application of bumper to bumper vinyl wraps. The result is mobile art with a lot of eye appeal\u2026 now if they only could do the same for our noses.<\/p>\n

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Above is New York City artist Tom Duncan\u2019s original design for the Yonkers Chomper. Dino-might!<\/p>\n

Taco Truck Of The Town<\/h4>\n

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What would the west coast be without hundreds of often brightly decorated taco trucks offering up delicious Tex-Mex treats? Less \u201ctasteful\u201d, certainly – but at least we\u2019d have this papercraft labor of love from\u00a0Misguided Designs<\/a>to ease the pain (if not our appetites).<\/p>\n

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Even urban graffiti artists recognize the special place taco trucks hold in California culture. Here\u2019s an example, featuring a well-loved East Oakland taco truck that instead of displaying art, has become it.<\/p>\n

Big, Bold & Beautiful Classic Trucks<\/h4>\n

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Tough, powerful, big and macho – the traditional imagery of trucks and trucking comes through best, some might say, in the bold and\u00a0colorful graphic style<\/a> popular in the Forties and Fifties. The above selection presents trucks in a very flattering light indeed.<\/p>\n

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Trucks of the future also look best when drawn from the perspective of the past, as the selection above so graphically illustrates.<\/p>\n

Decotora<\/h4>\n

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Decotora,<\/a> pidgin Japanese for \u201cdecorated truck\u201d, brings trucks to their full potential artistically. As documented over the span of a decade by\u00a0Masaru Tatsuki<\/a>, decotora can be somewhat shocking upon first impression, especially after dark: imagine a hunk of neon Tokyo skyline suddenly rev up and start rolling down the highway!<\/p>\n

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Though less well known than Pakistani truck art,\u00a0Japanese decotora<\/a> makes its mark by going even further by employing paint, accessory lighting and sheet metal mods.<\/p>\n

In Russia, Truck Drive YOU!<\/h4>\n

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Drive you crazy with fear or drive you into gales of laughter? Maybe both, since this is Russia we\u2019re talking about and one must expect the unexpected\u2026 like the\u00a0Dragon Tank Truck<\/a> shown above. Imagine having this beast roar down on you while trudging along some lonely trans-Siberian rural route.<\/p>\n

Thai-Way Stars<\/h4>\n

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Thailand\u2019s truckers love to show off their art, though much of it seems to be confined to\u00a0banner-like mudflaps<\/a>. Drive too slow in front of the trucker at above top and you\u2019d have to have a Death Wish or something.<\/p>\n

Graffiti Writ Large<\/h4>\n

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Back in the USA, truck mod art is often more about the art than the mod. Take these\u00a0graffiti artworks<\/a> applied onto various trucks – with or without permission. What would really be impressive would be if the artists composed their works while the trucks were in motion.<\/p>\n

Rust In Peace<\/h4>\n

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Or perhaps in pieces? Either way, Colorado artist\u00a0Lee Reedy<\/a> captures the essence of his subject matter, in this case Vintage Tin. Natural weathering under clear mountain sunlight brings out colors in truck paint that would surprise the original stylists back in Detroit, but pleases and delights most everyone else.<\/p>\n

GMC Flatbed<\/h4>\n

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\u201cThe Art Truck Bed By Patrick Amiot – A Great Place to Crash\u201d.<\/em> I wish I had said that but at least I can post this closing image of a bed made from a deconstructed GMC pickup truck – more or less. Found items artists\u00a0Patrick Amiot and Brigitte Laurent<\/a> added a refurbished and upcycled vintage gas pump to add a little extra fuel to the fire.<\/p>\n

What is it about trucks that motivates so many owners to let loose their inner artist? Maybe it\u2019s the utilitarian nature of the beasts; so out of sync with basic human wants and desires. Regardless, what once was bland, now is grand. Roll \u2018em!w<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trucks\u2026 cars on steroids or society\u2019s workhorses? Trucks are cool fresh off the assembly line but such huge,\u00a0mobile canvasses just naturally invite artists to add to their awesomeness. Here are 15 examples of awesome art made for, with and upon trucks. Burning Man\u2019s Big Rig Jig (images via:\u00a0Laughing Squid and\u00a0American Steel) One of the visual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-1980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-weburbanist"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}