The Boneyard Project is an art exhibition of scrapped military aircraft that have been repurposed as canvases for contemporary artists. Created by Eric Firestone and organized by curator Carlo McCormick the exhibition features work by more than 30 artists. The exhibition is on display at the Pima Air and Space Museum Tucson Arizona.
Pima Air and Space Museum
Pima Air & Space Museum where history takes flight is one of the largest air and space museums in the world and the largest non-government funded aviation museum. More than 300 aircraft and spacecraft including many of the most historically significant and technically advanced craft ever produced from the United States and throughout the world can be seen.
Three Douglas DC-3 aircraft have recently been given face-lifts by artists How & Nosm Nunca and Retna. These ex USAF C-47s joined a C45 painted by Faile a Lockheed Jetstar a C97 cockpit and more than 30 aircraft nose cones painted by various international artists.
The contemporary art paintings are a tribute to the American and European folk art developed after World Wars I and II. The painted nose cones have become a modern take on the pop culture icons pinups slogans and tattoo art that decorated war machinery and uniforms.
For the Arizona artists the project is a chance to connect with international artists and represent their home state at an admittedly unusual venue for an international art show.
Report by Derek Pedley