Bronx Artist Chris Marche Building “Leaning Tower of Bikes” Out of Old Two-Wheelers

Welder extraordinaire and life-long<a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_do_you_call_someone_from_the_Bronx" target="_blank"> Bronxite</a>, Chris Marche is in the midst of creating an amazing <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120802/kingsbridge/bronx-sculptor-plans-fordham-road-tower-of-old-bikes/slideshow/popup/222462" target="_blank">10 foot scuptlure</a> out of recycled bicycles that will soon tower over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordham_Road" target="_blank">Fordham Road</a>. While his project is extremely popular with and partly funded by the <a href="http://www.fordhamroadbid.org/701.html" target="_blank">Fordham Road Business Improvement District</a>, Marche has two weeks left to raise the remaining amount of funds to make the magic happen. His project page on the Lower East Side-based fundraising site, <a href="http://www.luckyant.com/" target="_blank">Lucky Ant,</a> describes his painstaking process and the amazing <a href="http://www.luckyant.com/nyc/bronx/archives/building-the-bike-tower-sculpture-on-fordham-road.html" target="_blank">rewards</a> investors can receive for being a part of the coolest recycled sculpture around town. If you're Bronx-born yourself or just a lover a bikes, please head on over there and help him out!

Growing up in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bronx" target="_blank">Bronx</a>, Marche was constantly welding in body shops around town. His passion grew and soon he began collecting junk from neighbors and local businesses.

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Marche made a name for himself around this time last year with his amazing brick-a-brack sculpture called <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jag9889/6863799806/" target="_blank">"Silver"</a> along Fordham Road. He welded together a mix of everyday items including a refrigerator, a mannequin, and security cameras. The pieces were then sprayed silver and had the word <a href="http://www.fordhamroadbid.org/" target="_blank">"Fordham" (with the O as a heart)</a> embedded in the center.

Locals and officials loved the piece so much, they jumped at the opportunity to get involved in his next piece.

The enormous multi-colored bicycle tower will not only bring new visitors to the area but also encourage <a href="http://www.bronxrecycling.com/" target="_blank">recycling</a>.

With two weeks of <a href="http://www.luckyant.com/nyc/bronx/archives/building-the-bike-tower-sculpture-on-fordham-road.html" target="_blank">fundraising</a> left, Marche is offering a slew of amazing rewards. Investors can enjoy returns such as a signed sketch of the project, one-on-one welding lessons with the master sculptor himself, or their very own original work of metal art.