March 21, 2012 17 comments By

Van Portraits

After seven years of painting 30 van portraits, Artist Kevin Cyr will be having a solo exhibition at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York City from May 19 through June 16, 2012. Inspired by vintage vans spotted throughout Brooklyn and Queens, Kevin is especially partial to derelict Chevys and dinged up Fords from the 70s. The more character the van has, the more fun it is to paint!

(via Laughing Squid)

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  1. Natasha Fatah wrote:

    Love this! I’ve got graffiti all over my blog today too, have a look: http://natashafatah.blogspot.ca/2012/03/spring-rolls-no-skinny-models-in-israel.html

    xoxo
    http://www.natashafatah.blogspot.com

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  2. bonnie clyde marni wrote:

    very cool!!!
    http://bonnieclydemarni.blogspot.com/

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  3. Aurélie & Angelo wrote:

    Great portraits!

    http://aurelieandangelo.com/

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  4. Bohemian Style wrote:

    So clever.

    theBohmerian.com

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  5. fashionablecollections wrote:

    Love it, what an interesting idea, also sort of funny.

    Collections

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  6. Domonique wrote:

    Really into that second one! Killer artist!

    http://lilylovelock.blogspot.co.uk/

    x

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  7. Rachel wrote:

    Seeing these vans remind me of my dads van growing up (minus the grafiti). In its place, it did have a sweet desert scene painted on the side. Ahhhhh the memories of road trips in that thing. I must blog about this.

    Vintagehoneybee.blogspot.com

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  8. Amy wrote:

    I kind of love this. This takes street art to a whole new level – I love when artists are able to transform something so every day.

    xoxo,
    mon amy

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  9. dragon fruit wrote:

    this is so rad, i’ve always wanted a huge van that i could paint all hippie-like 🙂

    http://www.dragonnfruit.com

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  10. Chicpear wrote:

    So cool!! love it

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  11. Jessie wrote:

    i love these portraits. so old school and fun. i want one for my apartment.
    xx, http://wordbyjessie.com/

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  12. ash wrote:

    i love the colour and style of graffiti art, and these paintings are beyond amazing. this is definitely an internet gem!

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  13. Zane wrote:

    gorgeous, love them

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  14. La Vie Quotidienne wrote:

    OHHH…Super CUTE PICS…Love cars with graffittis =)

    You can check my FRENCH MAJE Outfit and MARNI Bracelet in:

    http://laviequo.blogspot.de/2012/03/sweet-memories.html

    XOXO from MUNICH

    La Vie Quotidienne

    http://www.laviequo.com

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  15. Amanda wrote:

    Love love love these, looks just like the vans driving around Paris!

    http://the-makingofthings.blogspot.com.au/

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  16. Forelyse wrote:

    Damn i wanna paint my van now!!!

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