A remnant of this program.
Day 80
Wow!
June 14th, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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Here's my progress so far:
Thats ummmm, one colorful buffalo.
Love this- our local Buffalo, MN did a similar project a few years back with business’ creating their own themes. Several of them still adorn the streets. I like the grasses and purple cone flowers on this guy. I hope you get to see some of the real thing on your way through ND.
Preferably from a distance!!!
I’m pretty sure the grasses and purple cone flowers are safe to approach.
I got one of the Bulls they did for New York City, valentines one…. This is actualy sweet. Wonderful look at the animal all dressed up in the american Indian themes… Love the sun…and ironically purple coneflowers are just filling out in the NorthEast this weekend….. Loving ND already…
in houston, we had cows!
I’d prefer a wild boar baby.
Why is he crying?
Because someone stole Joseph’s Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and made him wear it? ;-)
In St. Paul there’s Charlie Brown and Snoopy statues that were done in homage to Peanut’s creator Charles Schultz. I think it’s a neat idea and the artwork on the Bison (you are in Fargo, after all, home of the NDSU Bison) is beautiful.
Though the population is bouncing back to some degree, my guess is the tear is for the loss in numbers of bison, and loss of habitat.
I love the artwork on this one.
Check out the buffalo silhouettes. I think the tear is for remembering the past.
What’s really interesting is the cattle skull and horns on the back leg. I’m not exactly sure what that’s doing there.
I think it’s probably a bison skull and it’s representing their deaths.
I bet you’re right.
Hey friend! Wanted to let you know that I check in on you from time to time! I can’t believe you’ve gotten so far already! Congrats on such a successful journey! I’m so proud of you! Have a great day out there!
Are you still up on Main Ave in Fargo? If you want to see bison in the “wild” make sure you go through James town. On the edge of town, right along I94 there is a herd. That herd has a few white ones as well — maybe 3 — and they are quite rare.
He’s planning on it! Albino bison are something to stop for.
Aww ,he’s sad like Eeyeore. Poor baby.
This is ridiculously beautiful…my goodness…thanks for posting this!
I think this animal art is a trend. In Billings, MT. you will find horses painted by different artists. In Helena, I think it is bears.
Much prettier than the Richmond fish
Buffalo, Ny has these.
San Fran has painted fiberglass hearts.
Cleveland Ohio has guitars…..wondering…
what other cities have what…..
We, in Kansas City had teddy bears.
Chicago had Cows and Cincinnatti had pigs.
BTW checking this site has become a daily addiction!
Kentucky had horses :) and New Orleans had fish, too.
South Carolina had palmetto trees painted by various artists and then sold at auction after being displayed publicly for a while.
Pittsburgh has dinosaurs because of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, for which Andrew Carnegie paid for a crew to go out on a dig and bring back a specimen – Diplodocus carnegii.
thanx for explanation too!! :)
Austin also has giant painted guitars.
thank you everyone for sharing!!!!!!
Hey Matt, I am catching up after many days. It’s always fun to follow you on your journey through your pictures. Take care:)
Here is a blurb on the one here:
http://www.theartspartnership.net/Herd/Heartbeat.html
Here are the others:
http://www.theartspartnership.net/bison.htm
The “Gogh-Bison-Go” entry made me laugh.
This is a really beautiful piece. They had some in a region of Utah (Antelope Island area) that were really stunning.
But…is that a tumor on its front left leg or what? :)
This is beautiful. I like how it has a message, and resembles the place it comes from. I remember in Garden City (Long Island) they had a similar project, with cows, maybe ten years ago.
Wait to you get to Bismarck. They did horses ~ beautiful!
They had wolves in the Raleigh, NC area.
http://www.raleighnc.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_306_207_0_43/http;/pt03/DIG_Web_Content/category/Government/arts/Cat-1C-2009406-100727-Redwolframble.html
and again thanx for shareing…..
What a great tattoo Mr.Buffalo (flowers) hahaha
What’s the chance of painted statues of Matt and his cart showing up in Rockaway Beach? That would be a trip!
I didn’t know this was a nationwide thing. They did mules in Bucks County, PA. I think they were chosen because mules used to be used to pull barges along the Delaware river canal (which borders Bucks county).