The Flying Pigeon as Art

Sure you may think the Flying Pigeon is a very handsome bicycle, but is it art? Whether it is art in an of itself is debatable, but it certainly seems to find it's way into art.  For example, take this print block picture featuring the postman delivering news to local farmers. I found this in a folk art shop in the old quarter of Xi'an. While the farmers represent the honest, hard-work ethos of China, the bicycle is clearly the hero,rendered simultaneously a symbol of modernity, communication and convenience.  Same as it ever was.