We All Ride

8 x 54ft (8 x 30ft panel and 8 x 24ft panel), 2023

Glass tile mosaic

Travis County Civil and Family Courts Facility, Austin, TX

Pixel quilt-like mosaic depicting a large group of bicyclists

The mosaic mural diptych conceived by artist J Muzacz and made with the help of Austin’s cycling communities, We All Ride is a testament to the strength of solidarity when individuals come together with a common shared goal and vision. Showcasing the unity in community that comes with riding your bike alongside others, cyclists of all ages, shapes, and sizes, on lots of different kinds of bikes, rode up and helped place tens of thousands of tiles at volunteer workdays hosted by artist J Muzacz and The Mosaic Workshop collaborators at Something Cool Studios.

One side of the pixelated glitchy mosaic mural

Made possible with the help and handiwork of hundreds of people, these murals showcase an excellent way to exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle, a great means of recreation, clean transportation, and one of the most enjoyable ways to experience a place - or your daily commute - that is being self-propelled on two wheels with the wind in your face, and that unmatched feeling of rolling freedom and joy sweeping over you.

Other side of the mosaic showing more bicyclists

Encapsulated in the ethos and process of this public art piece are the shared memories of a multitude of Austin's citizens, sitting side-by-side setting tiles into place, creating a glitchy quilt-like aesthetic, inspired by a digital photographic collage reference, but not bound by it. Expressing imagery through a millennia-old mosaic tradition, yet informed by contemporary technologies, expert craftsmanship, and with the incredible luster of vitreous glass, We All Ride is a monumental achievement and stride forward into the realm of possibility when inclusive and accessible participatory public art making is applied toward the creation of permanent landmarks suitable for our everyday shared environment.