Flying tin horse | Limited Edition of 10
Fine Art Wall Print from Australia’s Tin Horse Highway
Some places are so strange, they make perfect sense.
This was along the Tin Horse Highway in Western Australia—a stretch of road where roadside sculptures aren’t just decoration, they’re the whole show. I was heading toward Wave Rock when this one stopped me. A flying tin horse, suspended mid-air like it had been launched from a cartoon and never quite came down.
Made from barrels and pipe scraps, its legs stretched wide like a rodeo stunt frozen in motion. Its face—cheerful, off-kilter, almost smug—was painted with childlike confidence. The mane? Spray-painted yellow chain. The eyes? Big enough to spot from across the paddock. And yet, it works. Not because it’s polished, but because it isn’t.
That’s the genius of the Tin Horse Highway. It’s all volunteer-made—locals welding up humour out of junk. Horses pulling rocket sleds, horses doing yoga, horses flying through the sky. The kind of creativity that doesn’t care about gallery rules. Just joy, bolted to steel and baked under the Australian sun.
This one was my favourite. Maybe it was the clean blue backdrop that morning, or maybe it was how the thing actually looked airborne—held up by nothing but a tall blue pole and the imagination that put it there.
I didn’t frame it fancy. Just lined it up with the sky and let the absurdity speak for itself. Because really, there’s nothing to explain. It’s a horse. It’s flying. It’s made of tin. And it makes you smile whether you mean to or not.
That’s the story I brought home from that stretch of red dirt highway: that absurdity and sincerity don’t have to cancel each other out. They can gallop side by side—barrel-chested, bug-eyed, and utterly unforgettable.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2016
Edition Information
This photograph is released as a signed and numbered edition of 10 prints across all available sizes. Each print is individually signed and numbered by the artist on the reverse and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Once all 10 prints have been sold, this work will be permanently retired, and no further numbered editions will be produced in any size or format. A small number of Artist Proofs may be retained by the artist for archival or exhibition purposes.
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All prints are produced by the artist using archival pigment inks on professional photographic paper with a subtle luster finish.
This paper offers a balanced surface that enhances tonal depth, preserves fine detail, and reduces glare under typical indoor lighting conditions.
Each print is carefully inspected prior to dispatch to ensure consistency of finish and presentation.
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