Ended up voting for the 1st shot, by alex.
The composition and blur are awesome, the tones make it seem like an oil painting with great depth. 👍
2nd is really nice too, also very fitting to the theme. (I think it's Loon's, right?)
Beautiful pastel tones and a very well picked angle. Great work.
5th shot (suzq) is also awesome, I can't believe nobody has still voted for it. I'm guessing many people aren't enlarging the shots. The haze effect as if it was heat rising up from the asphalt is just awesome and the overall feeling is... well, hot.
Last one, by J, is also a brilliant piece of work, very artistic indeed, perfectly executed. It just didn't fit the theme quite as well as some of the others.
But as far as being artistic, it's probably the best one for me. 👍