Shipping Containers
Artists worldwide have used shipping containers as huge blank canvases or mediums to create different pieces of artwork. The qualities of shipping containers promote their popularity as architectural structures, mural paintings, street art, graffiti art, and artistic installations, and sculptures.
Artwork on Shipping Containers
North West Walls
North West Walls is a street art festival that showcases container graffiti. In the Festivalpark Werchter Belgium, various street-art muralists use stacked steel containers as blank canvases to express their creativity and imagination. In this annual music festival, visitors can enjoy the impressive graffiti painted in giant stacks of steel boxes outdoors.
The Catène de Containers
Catène de Containers by Vincent Ganivet is an iconic art installation in Le Havre. The Catène de Containers comprises two arches built from shipping containers painted in bright colors, making this giant artwork resemble multicolor lego. The recycled metal boxes are stacked into two arches in different sizes. The small arch is built from 15 containers that are stacked together to reach 13 meters in height and 40 meters in length. Meanwhile, the larger arch is assembled from 21 stacked containers to reach 29 meters in height. These two giant container arches show containers as iconic pieces of artwork.
Mill Junction Silos
In Johannesburg, South Africa, Mill Junction Silos is a student accommodation that is popular due to its unique architectural design. The Mill Junction construction combines the structures of grain silos and recycled shipping containers. The four grain silos are turned into 10-storeyed accommodation units. The construction of grain silos is combined with tens of repurposed shipping containers that are stacked on the top and the side of silos. The stacked steel boxes are painted in multicolor and turned into four-added floors. The Mill Junction steals public attention due to its recycling-based buildings. Plus, it has a rooftop where students can enjoy the panoramic view of Newtown. Indeed, the Mill Junction Silos is a showcase of creativity and beauty out of metal containers.
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