WHAT IS TRUCKS OF ART?
Trucks of art is a unique art project that challenged artists to beautify five 20-ton collection vehicles with hand-painted designs. The selected artists used their nearly 400 square feet of "canvas" to highlight cleanliness, sustainability, and New York’s Strongest, the 7,500 uniformed men and women who keep New York City clean, safe and healthy.
CONCEPT
The overall theme is empathy to action. The aim is to create less waste and encourage people to compost more. Pink side encourages people to make a connection that “Less garbage, More smile”. This will hopefully lead to more actions to reduce unnecessary garbage. Green side shows a person smelling a flower. The message reads, "Start composting. Grow flowers". I made a design that invites you to take positive action of composting.
SIZE
20ton collection vehicles (400 square feet)
MATERIAL
Exterior Paints : 9 colors
DATE
October 16th - 22th (2022)
LOCATION
The Department of Sanitation's Central Repair Shop in Maspeth (52-35 58th St, Woodside, NY 11377)
STEP 00 : Design on digital
Truck both sides and top images
STEP 01 : Mixing colors and drawing draft lines
STEP 02 : Painting background colors
STEP 03 : Painting colors and adjusting texts
STEP 04 : Painting details
STEP 05 : Unveiling at Spring Street Salt Shed
Right side view at unveiling day
Left side view at unveiling day
STEP 06 : Running and working in Brooklyn
ASSISTED BY
Ji Yong Kim, Himeka Murai, Julio Jose Austria, Kazuki Onohara, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Tatsuya Matsushita, Yasumasa Segawa, Shigeko Janet Fukaya and Hiroaki Konaka.
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