Truck Art

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[B+ Dracula]

lol they work so minutely in making up these trucks like a bride for a marriage

Every City drivers follow unique theme while decoration. Expert highway drivers can easily differentiate truck from which city its belong....i know only 2 famous Art patterns.... Chinioti Art /Peshawari Art .....I'll be grateful If some other guy shed some light on it

 

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Every City drivers follow unique theme while decoration. Expert highway drivers can easily differentiate truck from which city its belong....i know only 2 famous Art patterns.... Chinioti Art /Peshawari Art .....I'll be grateful If some other guy shed some light on it

This is very minute and costly affair and time consuming too but it looks so attractive to eyes. Amazing art work of imaginations and hard work !

 

[metalfalcon]

General Raheel Sharif Popularity has reached Truck Art as well

 

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@B+ Dracula

The surprising tradition of truck art started in the midst of 1920s and has its roots in the days of British Raj when craftsmen used to make glorious horse carriages. The Kohistan Bus Company asked Ustad Elahi Buksh, who was an unusual craftsman in 1920s, to paint and decorate the buses of its company for grabbing the passenger’s attention. Elahi Baksh hired artists from Chiniot (town of Punjab), who had already worked during Mughal Empire on great temples and palaces of that time.

The trucks and buses at those times were painted and decorated with paint, metal, woodwork and tinsel which were later embellished with lightening system for luminosity at night. When the artists initially started it, they had not the slight idea that it would be transformed into the greatest representational form of art in the country and all over the world.

Truck art carries social impact

Decorating vehicles is a cultural practice for drivers in Pakistan, whether it’s a bus, water tanker or rickshaw. It not only is significant for drivers but also influences others

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This implies that such art has a social impact on people and they do it to convey a message. This impact might elevate awareness among people — especially the illiterate — about significant issues in a simple manner. Many people hope there might even be awards for truck art some day.

Each city has a signature style

The art of decorating trucks gained popularity during the Afghanistan War when trucks were used to propagate messages.

The truck bodies are immaculately decorated by the street artists who can be found at truck stands in Badami Bagh Lahore, Sariab Road Quetta, Hawkes Bay/Mauripur Road Karachi and Pir Wadhai Rawalpindi.

Artists paint the entire truck in vibrantly coloured patterns.

The artwork can even tell you where the truck is coming from. “Every city’s artists have their own signature way. Trucks decorated in Quetta and Peshawar get lots of wood trim whereas those in Rawalpindi get lots of plastic decoration,” said Munawar, a truck painter in Badami Bagh. “Karachi set standards in using reflective tapes known as “chamak patty” in local lingo.
I bias on this local jingle art which is not just spreading counrtywide but also accross the boarders and beyond.
some major designers taking this art seriously and trending it as a new line fashion..
the main stream example is of Gulabo and khaddi ..
music cinematic video of young pakis 4payee..took it as their inspiration…

one can never just get enought of this art..
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[ghazi52]

Every City drivers follow unique theme while decoration. Expert highway drivers can easily differentiate truck from which city its belong....i know only 2 famous Art patterns.... Chinioti Art /Peshawari Art .....I'll be grateful If some other guy shed some light on it

 

[B+ Dracula]

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@B+ Dracula

The surprising tradition of truck art started in the midst of 1920s and has its roots in the days of British Raj when craftsmen used to make glorious horse carriages. The Kohistan Bus Company asked Ustad Elahi Buksh, who was an unusual craftsman in 1920s, to paint and decorate the buses of its company for grabbing the passenger’s attention. Elahi Baksh hired artists from Chiniot (town of Punjab), who had already worked during Mughal Empire on great temples and palaces of that time.

The trucks and buses at those times were painted and decorated with paint, metal, woodwork and tinsel which were later embellished with lightening system for luminosity at night. When the artists initially started it, they had not the slight idea that it would be transformed into the greatest representational form of art in the country and all over the world.

Truck art carries social impact

Decorating vehicles is a cultural practice for drivers in Pakistan, whether it’s a bus, water tanker or rickshaw. It not only is significant for drivers but also influences others

.

This implies that such art has a social impact on people and they do it to convey a message. This impact might elevate awareness among people — especially the illiterate — about significant issues in a simple manner. Many people hope there might even be awards for truck art some day.

Each city has a signature style

The art of decorating trucks gained popularity during the Afghanistan War when trucks were used to propagate messages.

The truck bodies are immaculately decorated by the street artists who can be found at truck stands in Badami Bagh Lahore, Sariab Road Quetta, Hawkes Bay/Mauripur Road Karachi and Pir Wadhai Rawalpindi.

Artists paint the entire truck in vibrantly coloured patterns.

The artwork can even tell you where the truck is coming from. “Every city’s artists have their own signature way. Trucks decorated in Quetta and Peshawar get lots of wood trim whereas those in Rawalpindi get lots of plastic decoration,” said Munawar, a truck painter in Badami Bagh. “Karachi set standards in using reflective tapes known as “chamak patty” in local lingo.
I bias on this local jingle art which is not just spreading counrtywide but also accross the boarders and beyond.
some major designers taking this art seriously and trending it as a new line fashion..
the main stream example is of Gulabo and khaddi ..
music cinematic video of young pakis 4payee..took it as their inspiration…

one can never just get enought of this art..
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Thanks for your detail reply.....but i think you're missing one more thing related to LITERATURE....these trucks are not only a tool of Promoting Art but Literature too in the form of "POETRY".....they use poetry in different boxes of truck and selected one in middle rear
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Trucks are also promoting little jokes that can make people smile

Of truckers & truck art - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
Truck And Rickshaw Poetry

 

[ghazi52]

This is very minute and costly affair and time consuming too but it looks so attractive to eyes. Amazing art work of imaginations and hard work !

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[Khanivore]

Nice thread man, keep up the good work.

 

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TRUCK ART MOTIFS

Writer and photographer Jamal J. Elias has done extensive research on the decorated trucks of Pakistan and has categorized the motifs on trucks into five groups:

1. Idealized elements of life, such as the romanticized village, landscapes or beautiful women
2. Elements from modern life, such as pictures of political figures or patriotic symbols
3. Talismanic and fetish objects, such as horns, yak tails and items of clothing
4. Talismanically or religiously loaded symbols, such as eyes and fish
5. Obvious religious symbols and images, such as Buraq (a celestial horse that is believed to have carried the Prophet Muhammad on a spiritual journey to heaven)

One important piece of evidence for this idea is the difference between how the front and the back of the truck are decorated [a pattern that is common to most trucks and styles]. Unlike the front of the truck, which largely features powerful religious material, the back is whimsical (often humorous) and predominantly has motifs from modern life.

Photograph by KNIZAM ARTWERK

Photograph by BRITTANY SWEET

Photograph by IMRAN THE TREKKER (IMRAN SCHAH)

Photograph via ITS ONLY CHAND

Photograph by IMRAN THE TREKKER (IMRAN SCHAH)

Photograph by CHAN’AD BAHRAINI

Photograph via BENNY LIN

Photograph by UMAR ALI CHOUDHRY
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