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| The Blue Trees art installation in Seattle earlier this year - Courtesy of Konstantin Dimopoulos |
Sactown magazine is reporting that on On Oct. 9, Australian artist
Konstantin Dimopoulos will begin coloring about 20 sycamore trees on both sides
of 13th street between J and K streets in downtown Sacramento, flanked by the
convention center and the Sheraton Grand Hotel. Using eco-friendly, bright,
ultramarine blue pigment, the artist will make a bold urban design statement
while hoping to draw attention to global deforestation issues.
The Tree
Foundation quickly partnered with the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission,
the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sactown magazine to
help organize and fund the event. In only about a week’s time, the team raised
approximately $25,000 from community groups and leaders to make the project a
reality.
With the
help of volunteers, Dimopoulos will paint the trees over the course of five
days (Oct. 9-13). The paint is expected to last until the bark begins to shed
in spring, so the trees will remain blue for approximately six months.
