Gettin’ on board the colorful travel tr-rrain
It’s nearly summer and time for summer travel.
If you’re taking a train to Philly (city of murals), be forewarned, no you’re not trippin’ when you see the neon colored terrain out the window.
You’re taking a trip though, through some purposely spray-painted, colorful landscapes that are meant to be seen at high speed.
Berlin artist, Katharina Grosse, envisioned her Psycholustro project (as part of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program) to get train passengers engaged with the passing landscape.
Often her brightly painted, abandoned warehouse buildings covers up existing graffiti and makes them look better if not more interesting.
Click here to go to Web Urbanist to read the full story.
Want to be a part of a public traveling art project, yourself?
Here’s an opportunity to contribute to St. Louis’ first public art bus project on May 31st, in which one bus of their newly installed articulated Metrobus system will become an open canvas.
Go to the NextStop blog to learn about the details.
All this art travel got me thinking of the perfect song to get you moving. It got me moving in my gym class and it’s now stuck in my head.
Like the choo-choo motion on a moving train, gotta C’mon N’ Ride It (by Quad City DJ’s).
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I'm an artist, wife and mother of two boys. I started my illustration business, The Occasional Palette over 35 years ago, when my oldest son was an infant. Once my children were in school, I began painting decorative, faux finishes and murals through my second business, Casart, now over 30 years old. My third business, Casart Coverings, is a springboard from my second. Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.
