is a
Mondrian-inspired fact-filled
QR-encoded art car.
But it’s not just a car—
it’s a primary colored
call to action.
A traveling constitutional argument.
It’s a rollicking, rolling artifact
— a constitution on wheels.
ARTRISKIT
ARTRISKIT
The Artriskit is a Mondrian-inspired fact-filled QR-encoded art car.
But it’s not just a car—it’s a primary colored call to action.
A traveling constitutional argument.
It’s a rollicking, rolling artifact—a constitution on wheels.
EARTH without ART is just "EH."
1st Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
4th Amendment
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things...
14th Amendment
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Direction
A Car Moves.
Direction Matters.
If you’re not following the constitution, you’re going the wrong way. Democracy is not self-driving.
It requires attention.
Engage with the facts.
Read original documents.
Verify claims.​
The ARTRISKIT encourages you to believe what you see – not simply what you’re told. Democracy depends on informed citizens, not passive spectators. The car does not tell you what to think. It asks citizen to consider not personalities, but principles. Not party, but process. Not spectacle, but structure. It invites you to look. To compare. To decide.
The Grid
Democracy.
Without a Hero.
The choice of Mondrian’s rectangular grid is deliberate.
No central figure.
No crowned authority.
No dominant square.
Each block exists only in relationship to the others.
It’s a metaphor for pluralism.
In a functioning democracy, no single individual dominates the whole.
Opposing forces exist.
Differences create balance.
Structure preserves freedom.
We strive for dynamic equilibrium – not chaos, not autocracy.
The grid reminds us: democracy is not about a hero. It’s about balance under shared rules.​
Primary Colors
We Hold these Primary
Colors to be Self-Evident.
Red | Yellow | Blue
Foundational.
Irreducible.
Essential.
Just as primary colors cannot be broken down further, certain rights form the irreducible core of constitutional democracy: speech, press, assembly, due process, equal protection under the law.
These are not ornamental ideals.
They are structural necessities.
Without them, the composition fails.
The ARTRISKIT places these colors in public view as a reminder that foundational principles must remain intact and visible, not abstract, but understood, not assumed.
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Not long ago, when it was new, Tricia + Kit affectionately dubbed their geyser blue Subaru the “Triskit.” (They liked the crunch!) But their perfectly sensible car has found a mischievous new destiny...
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As architectural designers - and unapologetic defenders of democracy, they noticed the unmistakable nod to Piet Mondrian in the set design of the Rachel Maddow show on MS NOW.
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One evening the idea clicked: What if our Triskit could become ARTRISKIT?
What if we could transform our car into a moving work of civic art? What if the ARTRISKIT could roll through town as a fact-filled, constitution-celebrating, democracy-boosting work of art?
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A vehicle designated to promote and disseminate non-partisan, fact-based information, rooted in founding principles like the Bill of Rights? And so the evolution began – our small creative contribution to the ongoing work of saving our democracy.
How Artriskit Got its Name
The ARTRISKIT was conceived as a moving work of civic art. At a time when truth is contested, institutions are strained, and democratic norms are tested, the ARTRISKIT enters public space, not as protest alone – but as structure.
As reminder.
As framework.
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Art has always been a mirror and a provocation. The ARTRISKIT is an artifact of this moment — playful, serious, irreverent, constitutional.
It brings civic dialogue into parking lots, traffic lights, school pick up lines, grocery store drives.
It interrupts routine.
It restores perspective.
Art as Civic Action
An Invitation to Participate
Embedded within the composition is a QR-encoded portal. It is not decoration.
It is participation.​
Scan.
Verify.
Engage.
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The ARTRISKIT does not demand belief.
It invites examination.
It encourages viewers to believe what they see – and to check on what they are told.
Democracy requires informed citizens.
It cannot survive on repetition alone.
Facts matter.
Primary sources matter.
The rule of law matters.​​​​
BEFORE + AFTER
