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Public Creativity, on the Train.
By Kris Haamer
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2. // ArtBART 1 What?
We install screens. People on trains post
pictures created on their mobile devices.
This is Public Creativity.
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3. // ArtBART 2 Why?
Art is no longer created by the
professional. Today art can be created by
anyone. It can be created anywhere.
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4. // ArtBART 3 Who?
Me. You. Everyone. Being creative in the
public is fun. Together we can make our
environment more beautiful.
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5. // ArtBART 3 Who?
Me, an author? – We invite you to imagine
Me: Author? Creative? Artist?

6. // ArtBART 4 Where?
San Francisco. High adaption of mobile
technologies enables the creation of this
fresh and innovative art project.
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7. // ArtBART 5 How much?
3 million USD. Investement in next
generation screens.
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Exactly How?
Read the following pages.
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Mobile devices? – the New Yorker cover
painted on a mobile device.

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San Francisco? – high tech adaption makes
the region ready for mobile art.

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Trains? – Everybody goes there, passengers
every day? – over 375, 000.

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BART Trains? – BART trains in San Francisco
welcome unexpected uses.

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Inside Trains
BART? – they have a history of tech
innovation and openess.

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Inside trains?– BART has ample ceiling space
for attaching LCD screens.

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Outside? – Station walls make good displays,
when people are waiting.

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But how? – BART trains and stations have
Wireless Internet Connectivity.

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So? – You can use your mobile device to send
stuff over the Internet.

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Meaning? – Using wireless, you can send
your work to the screens in real time.

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But I can’t draw! – Art teachers can explain
to commuters how to use ArtBART.

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Not interested? – Seed artists can generate
interest just by drawing using ArtBART.

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Who will used it? – The young and tech-sawy
will likely be the early adopters.

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Will old people use it? – Surely, they will
learn from their kids.

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Me alone? – No. Using a single mobile device
you can draw with friends.

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What will I draw? – here’s a painting created
by hand on a mobile device.

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So flying pigs? – You can draw what ever you
can imagine, and then show everybody.

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Autoportrait? – if you’re out of ideas, draw
the fellow passenger, or yourself.

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How Much?
See separate sheet for budget
Purchase of Artwork €0.
Artist Travel €0.
Budget. Fees & Expenses.

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How Will People Know?
Social media
Facebook and Twitter. Word of mouth.
Friends telling friends.
Budget. Fees & Expenses.

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Takeaway
We can create art to change our
environment
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