Taxidepot's Special Gallery :::::PRESENTS:::::: "TAXI artWORKS By Gloria Gonzalez Gallego

taxi-artworks-cover Taxidepot boss  Al Gallego commissioned 20 Taxi artworks  to Gloria Amparo Gonzalez Gallego in 2008. The Colombian deaf artist despite her international and national success, was very humble and willing to help her  uncle with this beautiful vision of  "Taxi Nostalgia and Beyond"

The exhibition "Taxi Nostalgy and Beyond" was part of   "La Esquina" gallery in Long Island City, NY.  And it is currently exhibited  in the Taxidepot Headquarter Gallery of  New York and Taxidepot web Gallery

The Artwoks of Gloria Gonzalez Gallego are born from the sounds of silence as an internal light that flourishes galloping in a fascinating journey of magic realism. The space is sustained on intimacy in an autonomous universe of picturesque nature to pass in protagonic peace beyond the limits of man emotions.

Although her methods and techniques seem to be diverse, they converge with the fine use of lithography mixed techniques that involve the formation of intrinsic textures and shapes, allowing her to expand and experiment with different materials such as dry leaves and earth and oily crayons to ultimately capture her artistic expression.

A "New" Ohmer Has Been Restored

Taxidepot Boss went back in time in full gear programming action. No digital meters or oscilloscopes were involved in such complex machinery micro-operation other that his primary instincts and imported skills acquired in Sweden back in 1970's. It  was the rumor in the office, since last May when Al Gallego was commissioned to restore an Ohmer Taximeter Circa 1924. However, it was not until today that we could officially confirm such clandestine operation and celebrate the triumph of this successful fine-watchman surgery. Please let us "Re-Introduce" the great Ohmer Taximeter Circa 1924. Thanks Boss

For more pictures visit our Photo Gallery


Taxi Lights of Japan

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Hailing a cab in Japan must feel like interrupting a Walt Disney's parade, or at least it was my impression when I first saw a taxicab in Japan by night. The top light aka rooflight, the normal sign that shines "Taxi" in the rooftop is instead a radiant-glowing  mini-sculpture of different shapes and colors.  I have to confess is my wish to pay a visit to this incredible country and  check out with my own eyes the diversity of their unique taxi top lights. For more info visit pingmag.jp