I was feeling a little "Cabin Fever" today so I had to get out and then I remembered about the "
Year of the Bus"
Sculpture trails. I know one was pretty close to where I lived so BBB & I headed out trying to beat the rain that was due to come to London in the afternoon.
"Presented in partnership with Wild in Art, the Year of the Bus Sculpture Trails have brought businesses and artists together to create a series of free and accessible public art sculpture trails across London's streets, parks and public spaces.
The bus sculptures have been painted and adorned by well-known and aspiring artists to showcase the vital role that London's buses play in the life and economy of the city and the UK as a whole.
The sculpture trail is part of our celebrations to mark the 2014 Year of the Bus in partnership with the London Transport Museum and the capital's bus operators.
The first three trails will be installed for the public to enjoy from Monday 20 October with a fourth following before Christmas.
Following the display, the artworks will be auctioned to raise invaluable funds for three charities: Kids Company, Transaid and London Transport Museum."
This is similar to an event Transport for London did a few years ago but with cows.
There is even an iPhone app. You can use the app to follow the trails and mark off every sculpture you find with a handy barcode scanner. Search for the app called " Bus Art"
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| Code to scan into the Bus Art App |
On the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Trail there are 11 sculptures, here they are....Enjoy
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| Ding! Ding! |
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| Moquette |
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| Journey to Anywhere |
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| Time Travel |
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| English Herbaceous Border |
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| Hold Tight |
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| The Paralympic Bus |
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| Union Jack |
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| Invisible to The Environment |
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| Dazzler |
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| CumulonimBUS |
Was a nice ride and was great to see all the great pieces of art work. Will be doing the other Bus Art Trails soon.
To find out more check out the link here on Transport for London's website
Year of the Bus
Maybe you have something similar happening in your own city, go find out.
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Year of the Bus: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
What fun, Andy! The Legend perfectly complements the sculptures, too. (I particularly like BBB and Moquette. And, of course, BBB and English Herbaceous Border. And BBB's reflection in Invisible to the Environment . . . all right, they're all brilliant!)
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