Three Arriva buses are sporting eye catching new liveries thanks to support from Manchester based HMG Paints. The buses are a part of the largest festival of contemporary art in the UK, Liverpool Biennial, which is running from the July 9th to October 16th.
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HMG Paints Coats Iconic Arriva Biennial Buses
The three Arriva double decker city buses were designed by contemporary artists for the festival.
The buses have been hand painted by the Arriva St Helens painting team, using HMG Paints market leading products, including SAH300, a high solids 1K Polyurethane alkyd designed for brush application.
“Hello Future Me” (center) and also known as the “Space Bus,” has been designed by Year 7 pupils from Childwall Sports & Science Academy in collaboration with design studio Hato.
“Mrs. Muir”, was designed by Portuguese artist Ana Jotta and disguises the vehicle in a solid brick pattern.The “Brick Bus” used HMG Paint’s C71 Speedline, a fast drying synthetic alkyd enamel, to provide outstanding film hardness and toughness to protect the intricate design.
“Blaze” was designed by Liverpool-based artist Frances Disley, which is inspired by the 1990s game-show Gladiators.
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