Consciously Curated:

The Art of Konstantin Dimopoulos

Contributed By: jealous curator

Nope, your eyes are not playing tricks on you… these trees really are bright blue! Granted, they didn’t exactly grow this way, they had a little help from installation artist Konstantin Dimopoulos. These trees, turned environmental art statement, are part of the Vancouver Biennale 2011. Yes, there are blue branches all over Vancouver at the moment, and some of them are even in full bloom! Here are a few words from the artist about this beautiful project:

The Blue Trees is a social art action. 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. In nature colour is used both as a defensive mechanism, a means of protection, and as a mechanism to attract. The Blue Trees attempts to waken a similar response from viewers. It is within this context that the blue denotes sacredness, something reverential.

Oh, and just in case you were wondering, “the colour used on the trees is biologically safe pigmented water. As an ephemeral artwork, the colour will naturally degrade and the trees gradually revert to their natural state.”

{images via the artist’s site, and the Vancouver Biennale blog}