Pakistan's hypnotizing truck art

Across South Asia, ordinary delivery trucks are transformed into vibrant works of self-expression

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(Image credit: (REUTERS/Caren Firouz)From city marketplaces to sprawling farms, elaborately decorated delivery trucks, buses, rickshaws, and motorcycles decorate the landscape. This is Pakistan's truck art.)

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Caren Firouz)Truck art dates back to the early 1940s and can be seen across South Asia. In the early days, the more minimalist designs served as an expression of religious identity.)

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Caren Firouz)As the medium gained popularity, painters became a common fixture at workshops and roadside eateries where they tried to lure new clients. Today, truck owners spend hour)

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Elianna Spitzer
Elianna Spitzer

Elianna Spitzer is a rising junior at Brandeis University, majoring in Politics and American Studies. She is also a news editor and writer at The Brandeis Hoot. When she is not covering campus news, Elianna can be found arguing legal cases with her mock trial team.q

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