The Decorative Trucks of Pakistan

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Car & Vehicle, Pictures on November 24, 2008 at 3:46 am


Japan may have some strange pimped out semis (blogged on Neatorama here), but they certainly don’t have the monopoly on vehicle art. Behold the creative truck art of Pakistan:

Even though truck art isn’t unique to Pakistan anymore, nowhere else in the world is the practice so pervasive. In a country where the per capita income is barely north of $2,000, it is surprising to see fleet owners (the trucks aren’t owner-operated) spend $3,000-$5,000 per truck for structural modifications that convert these gas-guzzling, smoke-spewing, road-dominating monstrosities into beautiful moving canvases covered in poetry, folk tales, and ‘…religious, sentimental and emotional worldviews of the individuals employed in the truck industry,’ making it one of the biggest forms of representational art in the country.

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7 comments to "The Decorative Trucks of Pakistan"

  1. raina_c
    November 24th, 2008 at 4:37 am

    Wow, that's amazing artwork. 10 of the World’s Most Amazing 3D Street Artists is amazing too.

  2. vero4902
    November 24th, 2008 at 7:20 am

    I'd have a seizure driving behind that for too long.

  3. Evilbeagle
    November 24th, 2008 at 8:08 am

    While I can see that a lot of talent and work has been put into these, I have to agree with vero4902. I would hate to be stuck behind a loud, acid trip of an atrocity like these.

  4. Gauldar
    November 24th, 2008 at 9:46 am

    Sure, you may feel that way as a tourist, but if you lived in that culture all your life you would have been desensitized by Bollywood. Secondly, I'd like to point out that only an idiot would want to hijack one of those trucks and think they wouldn't get noticed.

  5. Frau
    November 24th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    I think they are very nice to look at. Instead of the same old boring logos. Each driver has their own personal taste. And it is easy to find your truck in the parking lot.

    Alex, You'll have to mention The Jeepney's of the Philippines, in a future post.
    Like rolling discos. :)

  6. Ali S.
    November 24th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    Having visited Pakistan on and off to see ye olde relatives. I have to say that I was amazed by these trucks and buses. Trust me when I say you do start tripping when you're stuck behind these in traffic. Might be because of the mingling of the bright colours and the noxious fumes.

  7. Rocky Rook
    November 25th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Central American busses look like that.


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