How Delaware’s ‘King of Transit’ turned a lifelong love of buses into an art exhibit

Geraldo Gonzalez, known as the 'King of Transit,' has turned his lifelong passion for public transportation into an art exhibition titled 'Artist of Life' at the Mezzanine Gallery in Wilmington, Delaware. The show features 11 artworks that capture the charm, history, and culture of buses and trains, including detailed depictions of bus wraps and transit scenes. Gonzalez, a Puerto Rican artist, began sketching buses as a teenager after moving from Pennsylvania to Delaware, and his work reflects both realism and psychedelic colors. The article also recounts a 2010 incident where Wilmington police detained him for photographing near an Amtrak station, highlighting the tension between artistic inspiration and public suspicion.