A Canadian Man Makes Amazing Drawings Using Only A Bike And A GPS
Stephen Lund is a Canadian man who creates something unique by combining athletics and artistry.
Stephen Lund is an artist and cyclist living in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
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Lund has an unusual way of creating what he refers to as "doodles."
Using only a GPS, a bicycle and his natural athleticism, Lund traces out routes through the streets of Victoria to make amazing unique drawings.
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Lund uses a program called Strava - a sort of social networking site for runners and cyclists - that traces his route on a map.
Lund's GPS doodles show an awesome combination of fitness and creativity.
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Occasionally, the doodles contain some writing, such as the above message or other examples of him wishing "happy birthday" to a loved one.
Lund has captured an amazing variety of images through his GPS doodles.
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It must take a remarkable amount of planning to come up with some of these.
This "mushroom" shows a pretty remarkable attention to detail - particularly to which streets he decided to hit to make the best mushroom possible.
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This one really blows me away.
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Who would've thought it would be possible to make a profile out of the city streets? This suggests a lot about what can be found in human ingenuity.
Lund has been making these doodles since New Year's Day, 2015.
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His first message was "Happy 2015!" with an exclamation point he claims was "failed." What a way to begin.
Lund also works in "series."
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This image is a part of his "Musclebound Thug" series, which features the same character doing various activities, like riding a bull, catching a gator (above) and reaching into a bag of presents.
It's amazing how many different arts come with each new technology.
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What do you think? Are you going to go out and try this now?