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Art From the Bone Yard
For “Round Trip: Art from The Bone Yard Project,” the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona, invited street artists to create works on scrapped military airplanes. The exhibit features a Lockheed VC-140 Jetstar, a Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, and a handful of Douglas Super DC-3s, all with fresh makeovers by street artists Nunca, Retna, How & Nosm, Saner, Bast, and Faile. The exhibit opened in January and runs through May 31. (05:49)
Video: Jason Wawro
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Comments (8)
End of life happenings are rarely pretty...but these wonderful old airplanes, having served their purposes honorably, safely and efficiently, deserve to die with dignity....not slathered with this non-art garishness.
Imagine taking one's loving, ancient and dying grandmother and painting her up as a tart from the mean streets of a red light district.
Appropriate in either case? I don't think so.
Roger Baker
Posted by Roger Baker on March 24,2012 | 09:12 PM
What a shame. What a terrible end for a beautiful aircraft.
You people should be ashamed of yourselves for insulting these poor old planes. After working on them for 50 years,as an A&P mechanic, it makes me feel bad to see this happen.
I am sure that somewhere there are folks who would love to restore some of these planes instead of treating them like this.
Posted by Bruce Pike on March 25,2012 | 10:18 PM
Paint is paint. If it keeps the old ones around a bit longer for us to look at and marvel over then more power to the concept.
Posted by Sam McCutchen on March 27,2012 | 06:32 PM
This is fantastic; form and surface. 100x better than Cadillac Ranch.
Posted by Matthew g on March 29,2012 | 07:15 PM
More pictures and less talk from painters.
Bill Nielsen
Posted by Bill Nielsen on April 5,2012 | 05:39 AM
Yes Yes..more pictures are needed. I love it. What a great idea. I really like the modern art take on these old heaps.
Posted by Ken Bartgis on April 9,2012 | 08:13 AM
We got 2 planes from the Boneyard. The first was a DC-6B [C-118] that had just arrived. All we really needed to do
was put gas in the tanks. After the -6 was captured, we put a bid on 2 C-121's [$5,000] each, which we won. In 30
days we flew the first one on a -135 FAA approval - then a 2:35 Training/Check ride and off we went into the dark
skys of Mexico. ANCHOR Aircraft there, really did a Great Job and these birds were in Top shape when we got them.
Posted by E. G. Adams on May 12,2012 | 11:59 AM
Art and aviation with a twist... I love it! Contrary to what has been posted here, I don't think these old birds with their untold history have been disrespected in any way. Just look at how many operational airliners are painted up these days (Alaska and Southwest Airlines to name two) with whales, salmon, and sports teams emblazoned on their fuselage. If someone really wanted to restore any one of these flying machines, what is painted on them prior to undertaking the project is the least of their concerns. So paint away! But even more so, support your local aviation restoration organizations so that history really can be preserved.
Tony Maurillo
B-777 Captain
IA A&P
Posted by Tony Maurillo on June 7,2012 | 02:35 AM