Meet The Pakistani Artist Painting Trucks, Not Canvases

Viral for customising a pair of sneakers, Haider Ali actually paints trucks for a living. Step into this world of art on wheels…

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00:19I used to do this work in my home, where I was born.

00:21And I have seen all the trucks around since I was a kid.

00:26And I have been associated with them ever since.

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00:43This is a unique style of Pakistan that you can see all over the world.

00:53When foreigners used to come here in large numbers, they used to call this place a truck yard.

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01:28We also put in our own creative things.

01:31And different poems.

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01:40We keep doing these things.

01:45But we express it.

01:47On our cars.

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02:00Everything is a canvas for me.

02:02Everything is a truck for me.

02:04I talk to the colors.

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02:10I have worked in many European countries.

02:12On small and large scales.

02:15I have worked in many small and large cities in England.

02:19You will see a lot of trucks and buses there.

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02:52I went to Kolkata from Karachi to paint the entire Durga Pooja.

02:56And I painted it there for a month and ten days.

03:00People appreciated it.

03:02And people in Pakistan also appreciated it a lot.

03:05Our Pakistanis are spreading their colors in India.

03:10The colors of peace and love.

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03:21These colors have made me a friend.

03:23These colors have shown me the whole world.

03:25But people don't continue it.

03:26We will continue it.

03:28As its popularity increases.

03:30As people express their love for it.