Las Bicicletas Art Exhibit

One of the most beautiful things about our city is all the creativity that surrounds us. If you’re anything like me you often find yourself wandering the streets of New York City enjoying the city sightings along with the occasional people watching. Commuting around the city by car has proven to be a job within itself with the over populated and congested streets. I have found that subway rides and simply walking around with enough time of course has been more efficient. Many people would also say bike riding around the city is helpful and enjoyable.
 
On July 1 Gilberto Aceves Navarro’s spectacular art sculptures “Las Bicicletas” were unveiled across parts of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn and are going to be on exhibit July, August and September. Las Bicicletas is a public art display of 122 bicycle sculptures that are constructed of sheet metal and are painted red, white, black or orange. They are laser cut into silhouettes depicting bikes in various whimsical and dynamic positions both with and without riders.
 
Gilberto Aceves Navarro explains these structures as “vehicles of happiness and health”. Gilberto has a vision of the bicycle as a universal symbol that transcends cultural differences and can improve many contemporary issues that affect us all. Aceves Navarro believes that small positive activities can affect great change specifically with the environmental impact of everyday actions. Aceves Navarro said “Las Bicicletas stems from my desire to connect people and the environment. It is my hope that while New Yorkers are enjoying the summer, the exhibit prompts discussion about the overuse of automobiles in modern cities, and other options that exist for transportation.” With that being said grab your bike or put on your best walking shoes while you enjoy this beautiful display of art you can follow a route of approximately ten miles of bicycle lanes and paths!