On Saturday, April 16, 2016, my husband and I had the opportunity to go see our first Art Car Parade. We had heard about them and seen snippets of them on the news and in the newspapers but had never had a chance to attend one for ourselves.
There was quite a variety of Art Cars and Low Riders in the parade. I figured it is just best to let the art of each vehicle to speak for itself. Here are some of the Art Car entrants:
Longhorn Limo No Artist Name Given
Longhorn Limo No Artist Name Given
Victory Over Sin by David Best
Our Lady of Transportation by Amber Eagle
Reflections by David Haim
Pop Art by Cherie Smith
Abstract Painted VW Van by Drew Bettge
Shattered Vanity by Nicole Strine
Echo Muerte by Kristie Odorn
Papalot by Jewelz Cody
Hero Car by Jewelz Cody
Sentrasaurus by Perri Harper
Map of Time and Space by Rebecca Lowe
Dinomyt by Roy Marsh
Ghost Slipper by Ty Eckley
A Little Bit of Nonsense by Randy Blair
Peacock Car by Mark Garrett
Be sure to check out Art Car Parade (Part 2) for more whimsical and creative automobile designs!
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I have literally never heard of Art Car before and for a minute I had to think what is Art Car whilst I was looking at the pictures. I then realized that it really was what it said it was – art on cars! Ha ha – sorry I’m in Europe and have never heard of this before. The cars look great and a lot of work has gone into them my fav is the yellow one by Dinomyt.
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Oh my gosh, they actually look so nice, don’t they? Especially when you’re standing next to one and then you see the details.
Now admiring is one thing, but owning one is another thing – LET’S GO DYNOMYT!!!
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Dinomyt and the Peacock Car are my two favorites! 🙂
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I’ve never heard of an Art Car Parade but those cars look fabulous!
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This post and looking at these cars gives the song “Born To Be Wild” a whole new meaning. 🙂
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The really are creatively wild, aren’t they?
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What an interesting event! I like the Ghost Slipper best, I wonder how that car can actually function. It’s definitely “home made”. In my town there is a car parade every Friday in summer and all spring, summer and autumn, a motorbike gathering every Tuesday, where thousands of bikers come. It’s really cool actually. For the cars, they change the theme every Friday so you never know what you’re going to see.
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I do not know if having an event like this is popular in any other country. Other than Texas, I know there is also an Art Car Parade in Maryland and Minnesota. I know that the one held in Houston (the weekend before it was here in my city) is the oldest and largest Art Car Parade. It may very well be where it all started. This year marked the 29th annual Houston Art Car Parade.
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These cars look amazing i’ve never heard of an Art Car Parade before! 😮
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Wow this is an event i’d love to go to! I’ve never heard of art car parades before but they look so cool! Thanks for sharing!
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My husband and I had great fun seeing all of the artwork! It was definitely an experience and we plan to go again next year! 🙂
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The Por Art, Peacock and Victory Over Sin are the best for me. The Art Car Parade seems fun! Can’t waint for part 2.
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Part 2 should be up in a day or two! 🙂
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I have never heard of this! I love this!!!! It looks like so much fun.
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looks like a lot of creative people decorating their car! we have this parade in the Summertime in Mpls, MN… it’s fun to watch, especially with the kids!
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I’m so fascinated by how people design their cars and it’s great you got to see how other people expressed themselves through that!
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Lol, what an interesting event, the time, and dedication put into creating those works of art must have been something.
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I have never heard of this before but I am so intrigued by it. People are so creative and spent so much time doing this! It is amazing!
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I’ve never heard of an art car parade before! Very interesting and surprising, I might say. The person that thought of this event, had a vivid imagination, for sure. So, did the participants! Great photos. A very unique experience, thank you for sharing it.
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So many cool cars! I’ve honestly never seen anything like them! I love the pop art one!
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Never heard about Art Car but now after reading ur article and seeing all your beautiful pictures I wish I was there . Such beautiful cars!
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Oh my! I have never seen anything like this. Some people have the most creative minds. It is great that there is an event where you can see them all.
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Have never heard of this kind of car parade. We have been to motor show in Geneva twice. This is completely different and must say creative.
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My favourite is Papalot it kind of reminds me of the street art I shoot in my photoshoots!
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Wow! it’ll cost a lot of moolah and creativity juice to redesign a car . I liked Dinomyt, the most. Different, but you can still use it on ordinary days
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First time of hearing Art Car, and it sounds so interesting!! The Peacock is my fave, but the Ghost Slipper looks really unique!! Really takes effort to design those!
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SO fun! I love all the vibrant colors and unique art! WHo knew they had a parade like this for cars!
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I have never heard of an art car parade, but I would love to see one. Thanks for all the fun photos!
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Never heard this before! So cool and beautiful shots and styles of cars. Glad you shared this. Thanks!
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My goodness, this is amazing, I have never seen anything like that before. The cars are absolutely beautiful, the Victory Over Sin & Longhorn Limo are the gorgeous ones among these. Would love attending one such event.
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