Chess

Bicycles and art have been going hand by hand since the first bike was created. Understanding art in a wide sense, one can imagine a lot of objects (not necessarily bicycle accessories) in which part of bikes play an essential role. One of such objects is a chess exclusively made from bicycles components. It was created in El Ciclo BCN,Barcelona, a workshop for such a lovely vehicles. Ramiro Sobral is its owner and the person who came up with it years ago. This Argentinian artist started transforming scrap to lamps, and his work evolved into chess. It lasted about 2 months to complete it in which he found, cleaned and added something unique to every piece. Indeed,there is nothing painted, welded or glued in his chess. And all started with a brake lever seen as a chess horse.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *