Bike Church
Bike Church is a walk-in metal sculpture made from bike parts that is large enough to be seen from surrounding streets in the neighborhood. The building features traditional religious architecture from several cultures, but is a non-denominational celebration of bicycle culture. Instead of filling walls with jumbled bike parts, the bike parts are arranged into symmetrical geometric forms, alluding to the symmetry inherent to religious buildings. When visitors walk into Bike Church, they find themselves in a high-ceilinged building that contrasts with the flat land and one-storied buildings in the surrounding area.
Art Form: Sculpture
Location: Downtown
Collection(s): City of Tucson
Funding: Pima Association of Governments
Artist(s): Martin Gonzalez, Rian Romero, Mosade Virgil, Johnny Galvez, Sheila Leftwich, Elizabeth Raskob, Leah Edwards, Serena D'Ippolito, Jonathan Katz, Kip Perkins, Elliot Hart, Blessing Hancock, Joseph O'Connell (Creative Machines)
Martin Gonzalez, Rian Romero, Mosade Virgil, Johnny Galvez, Sheila Leftwich, Elizabeth Raskob, Leah Edwards, Serena D’Ippolito, Jonathan Katz, Kip Perkins, Elliot Hart, Blessing Hancock, Joseph O’Connell (Creative Machines), Bike Church, 2009.
Large enough to be witnessed from a variety of points in the surrounding neighborhood, 13 artists including local youth created 'Bike Church'. The building features traditional religious architecture from several cultures, but is a non-denominational celebration of bicycle culture. Instead of filling walls with jumbled bike parts, the bike parts are arranged into symmetrical geometric forms, alluding to the symmetry inherent to religious buildings.
Dimensions: 22' h x 12' w x 12' d
Address: Granada Ave and Davis Street (Corner of Granada Avenue and Davis Street)
