The Brain Pickings blog features Maria Popova’s review of the recently published Bike Art: Bicycles in Art Around the World (Kiriakos Iosifides, Gingko Press). It looks like an attractive book, even if it doesn’t include the sculpture above.
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Photo (Yarn-Bombed Bike on East 23rd Street, NYC) by Mike Licht. Download a copy here. Creative Commons license; credit Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
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January 10, 2012 at 3:51 am
I sent this to a prodigious knitter in the Pacific Northwest. Just as we met over beef on ‘weck, she and I met over Marty Robbins and El Paso. Who says I’m not esoteric? d
January 10, 2012 at 9:09 am
Dee:
“Yarn-Bombing” or “crochet graffiti” probably peaked last year (I took that photo last fall, near the School of Visual Arts). There’s a website, a book, and tons of photos. Bikes and bike racks are often targets of adornment.