This Man Invited Strangers To Draw On His White Van… And The Results Were Surprisingly Beautiful

Few people would entrust their personal possessions to complete strangers. Less so when that possession is a van, bought and paid for. But that’s exactly what one man did. He wanted to jazz up his white Volkswagen van but wasn’t sure how to do it himself.

So he did what any sane person would do. Put up a sign outside his garage inviting strangers to come in and graffiti his van with a permanent marker pen.

The results are surprisingly awesome (he must be living in an artistic neighbourhood).

This is not a white van…

What do you do with a plain old white van like this?

…This is an invitation to creativity!

It seems pretty boring at first glance. But the owner saw something different and exciting - a blank canvas!

One sign + strangers + luck = Risky results.

The owner of the van decided that the van would have a very unique exterior design, done by strangers with Sharpie. All that was needed was a sign and some sharpies. The rest was up to fate.

The project soon attracted people who started to add their own designs to the van.

Some good-natured folks came in and got down to adding their own designs to the van's white canvas.

Luckily, they were all pretty artistic with their permanent marker pens.

Luckily, they were all pretty skilled with a sharpie in their hands.

Each person added their own design, which was slowly building up to a beautiful mosaic.

Each person added their own style or design to the van, creating a beautiful mosaic.

Wow.

The manifold designs on the VW van really are beautiful and unique.

Some of these designs look like they took days to complete.

And it seems that the people who volunteered were inspired to work earnestly and continuously on the project - some of these drawings looks like they took hours, maybe days, to complete.

We love this intricate octopus drawn on the back of the van — stunning.

This beautifully decorated octopus on the back of the van is absolutely gorgeous.

This van is a testament to what can be achieved when people work together.

This really is an awesome idea, and shows what can happen when you get a bunch of good-willed people together to work on a project.

I love how they took a boring old van and turned it into a work of art! It looks much better this way 🙂