Blue Trees (2011)

Konstantin Dimopoulos

Address: Formerly applied on trees at Garden City Community Park, 6620 Garden City Rd. (2011-2013)
Location: No longer on display
Area: City Centre

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Materials: Temporary colourant on trees.
Program: Unique Programs
Ownership: Biennale
Sponsored By: Public Art Reserve




Description of Work: A temporary ultramarine blue colourant has been applied to 18 trees in Garden City Park. The colour used on the trees is biologically safe pigmented water. The colour will naturally degrade and the trees gradually revert to their natural state. This artwork was a temporary installation and part of the Vancouver International Biennale 2009-2011.

Artist Statement: "Blue Trees" is social-action art. Through colour I am making a personal statement about the spirituality of trees and their importance to our very survival: trees are the lungs of the planet.

Colour is a powerful stimulant, a means of altering perception and defining space and time. The fact that blue is a colour that is not naturally identified with trees suggests to the viewer that something unusual, something out of the ordinary has happened. more »

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