The Magnificent Truck Art Of Pakistan

Nowhere else in the world is the practice of truck art so pervasive as in Pakistan. In a country where the per capita income is barely north of $2,000, it is surprising to see fleet owners spend $3,000 - $5,000 per truck for structural modifications that convert these gas-guzzling, smoke-spewing, road-dominating monstrosities into beautiful moving canvases. LINK: Presurfer

From the shores of the Arabian Sea to the peaks of the Himalayas, highways are filled with Moving Canvases. Truck Art is the unique practice of transforming cargo carriers into masterpieces. Throughout South Asia, especially in Pakistan, huge sums of money, years of experience and training, and painstaking detail have brought artwork to every city, village, and port with a road. Their inimitable style has evolved into a genre of art that is extending into a broader culture. The story of this phenomenon, its origins, influence, and future, are explored in this film that finds the extraordinary in the ordinary. LINK: Youtube