[Albany] Cycles of art

Here’s an article from the Albany Times-Union about the “Dream Wheels” cycling art exhibit. It’s part of the impressive list of activities for Capital Bike Month.

Cycles of art
‘Dream Wheels’ celebrates two-wheelers and National Bike Month

By DANIELLE FURFARO, Staff writer
First published: Sunday, April 27, 2008

In Tom Corrado’s steel sculpture “Green Man Cycling,” the man hunkers down, his arms and legs becoming the bike frame.

The piece is simple, almost primitive. Sort of like biking itself.

“You’re out in the open air, moving your arms and legs,” said Corrado, 62. “And art helps raise awareness about this very interesting, ancient, economic form of transportation.”

On Friday, May 2, the Upstate Artists Guild in Albany will present “Dream Wheels,” an exhibit focusing on bicycle-related art. The exhibit will mark the beginning of National Bike Month, and its opening coincides with Albany’s monthly First Friday gallery walk.

“I’ve always thought that bicycling was a big part of community building,” said Lorenz Worden, a watercolor artist, avid biker and member of the UAG.

It was Worden who came up with the idea for the bike art show. He approached gallery manager Rebecca Schoonmaker with the idea to hold the bike-themed exhibit in May.

“It’s an effort to illustrate that there is a common element between artists and bicycles,” said Worden, “Artists usually articulate positive social aspects and biking is a positive social thing. So many artists ride bikes.”

• Read the rest of the article.
• …and check out the calendar for Capital Bike Month.

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