Artur Bordalo Turns Train Tracks into Works of Cultural Street Art
M — September 18, 2014 — Art & Design
References: bordalosegundo & thisiscolossal
Talented artist Artur Bordalo opted for an interesting choice of canvas for his cultural street art series when he chose to spray paint overtop of railroad tracks instead of city walls. The images are gigantic in size and they say something profound about modern society.
Bordalo's street art images are incredibly breathtaking forcing the viewer to fully appreciate them from an unusual aerial perspective. The spray paintings feature images of things like a pair of black scissors moving towards a pink heart, a pair of hands using a set of pliers to cut handcuffs and two shaking hands. In each of the paintings Bordalo uses the shape of the tracks as some sort of element in the image. For example the railroad tracks are used as the bars for a set of music notes.
Bordalo's street art images are incredibly breathtaking forcing the viewer to fully appreciate them from an unusual aerial perspective. The spray paintings feature images of things like a pair of black scissors moving towards a pink heart, a pair of hands using a set of pliers to cut handcuffs and two shaking hands. In each of the paintings Bordalo uses the shape of the tracks as some sort of element in the image. For example the railroad tracks are used as the bars for a set of music notes.
Trend Themes
1. Cultural Street Art - Exploring the use of unconventional canvases such as railroad tracks for cultural street art can create disruptive innovation opportunities for artists and urban spaces.
2. Aerial Perspective Art - Utilizing an aerial perspective in street art creates a unique viewing experience, offering disruptive innovation opportunities for artists to express their ideas in a larger scale.
3. Symbolic Incorporation of Elements - Incorporating elements from the surroundings, such as railroad tracks, into art pieces creates a visually striking and thought-provoking effect, providing disruptive innovation opportunities to challenge traditional art boundaries.
Industry Implications
1. Art and Design - The art industry can explore new approaches and mediums like using unconventional canvases and aerial perspective to foster disruptive innovation and push artistic boundaries.
2. Urban Planning - Urban planners can incorporate cultural street art into public spaces, particularly utilizing unconventional canvases, to revitalize urban environments and create disruptive innovation in urban aesthetics.
3. Tourism and Hospitality - The tourism and hospitality industry can leverage cultural street art, including artwork on railroad tracks, to attract visitors and offer unique experiences, leading to disruptive innovation in destination marketing.
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