Art Car sightings are a relatively common occurrance in the Telstar Logistics service area, and it might even be argued we even own one ourselves. But It's not often that we run across an Art Bike. And when we encounter not one but two Art Bikes in the span of less than a week...why,under the journalistic Law of Threes, we're almost ready to call it a trend.
Regardless, these are two excellent speciments, and both are fully functional, in their own way. The twisted bike above was spotted at -- and apparently ridden to -- the 2006 Illegal Soapbox Derby Races on Bernal Heights in San Francisco. The impeccable and mechanically-correct push-me-pull-you bike below is currently on display at the Catherine Clark Gallery in downtown San Francisco. Brilliant!
To make this trend "official', feel free to post links to other Art Bike photos in the comments. If we meet the quota, it can only be a matter of time until Art Bikes make an apparance in the Styles section of the New York Times.
It's offically a trend!
http://www.howtoavoidthebummerlife.com/weblog/archives/2006/10/post_7.html
Posted by: Telstar Logistics | 03 November 2006 at 04:54 PM
When you say art bike in San Francisco, there's only one thing that comes to mind -- Cyclecide. Their website is: http://www.cyclecide.com/
Have a look at these fine Cyclecide machines I photographed last year: http://www.joereifer.com/cyclecide/bikes/
Cheers,
Joe
Posted by: Joe Reifer | 03 November 2006 at 06:08 PM
Joe, you're so right. Thanks. I forgot about Cyclecide, but I think they're also responsible for this sinister-looking bike I saw at the Makers Faire:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/telstar/133568028/in/set-72157594321811323
Kids, don't try that at home!
Posted by: Telstar Logistics | 03 November 2006 at 06:16 PM
I want one of these!
Posted by: George Redgrave | 15 March 2007 at 01:19 AM
The Art of the Bicycle just happens to be medium of this Bay Area artist. Please check out http://web.mac.com/kurtwold
Posted by: Kurt Wold | 08 May 2007 at 11:54 AM
Thanks Kurt!
Posted by: Telstar Logistics | 08 May 2007 at 04:02 PM
That sinister looking bike is just my harmless lawn mower bike.
You may get a kick out of my other home built bikes at www.woodenbikes.com
The graceful twisted bike and others by Max Chen can be seen at www.oilycog.com
Posted by: woodenbikes | 20 October 2007 at 12:39 AM
You'll find a bunch of my art bikes on my site www.denniskalichuk.com
Posted by: Dennis Kalichuk | 01 January 2008 at 05:28 PM