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Trees 13

The tree is a spectacular creation because each part of the tree is necessary to its life. It is the perfect sculpture (Giuseppe Penone)

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Trees 13

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  2. Avenida Bolivar Managua Nicaragua Inspired by the 1909 work by Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, designed by Rosario Murillo, the wife of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and the Nicaraguan government’s official spokeswoman, the trees of life are a conspicuous example of the first lady’s far-reaching influence

  3. 134 structures scattered throughout the city (and more are under construction), the 17-meter-tall “Trees of Life” now completely dominate the Managua city’s landscape

  4. Rotonda Hugo Chavez, Avenida Bolivar, Managua, Nicaragua

  5. Rotonda Hugo Chavez, Avenida Bolivar, Managua, Nicaragua Rotonda Hugo Chavez, Avenida Bolivar, Managua, Nicaragua

  6. Rotonda Hugo Chavez, Avenida Bolivar, Managua, Nicaragua

  7. Rotonda Hugo Chavez, Avenida Bolivar, Managua, Nicaragua

  8. Rotonda Hugo Chavez, Avenida Bolivar, Managua, Nicaragua

  9. Rosario Murillo - Trees of life Avenida Bolivar, Managua, Nicaragua

  10. Begun in 2013 to honor the 34th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution, the Trees of Life are a city beautification project of First Lady Rosario Murillo, who has also served as Nicaragua's Vice President since 2017

  11. The Trees of Life are made of metal and decorated by 2.5 million tiny light bulbs in total.

  12. Standing 42 to 56 feet tall, they cost a reported $20,000 to $25,000 (USD) a piece and in total $1 million to light annually

  13. In the 2018 protests, demonstrators toppled, and in some cases set on fire, a number of the Trees, a gesture widely interpreted as a rebuke to the administration and Murillo specifically

  14. Bright yellow public sculpture - Pembroke Pines in Florida Project Team: Lawrence Scarpa, Jeff Huber, Chinh Nguyen, Arty Vartanyan

  15. Bright yellow public sculpture - Pembroke Pines in Florida

  16. Bright yellow public sculpture - Pembroke Pines in Florida

  17. Bright yellow public sculpture - Pembroke Pines in Florida

  18. Giuseppe Penone (Italian, 1947) Idee di pietra

  19. Giuseppe Penone (Italian, 1947) Triplice- Triple, 2011 Untitled

  20. Giuseppe Penone (Italian, 1947) Repeating the forest

  21. Giuseppe Penone (Italian, 1947) Space of Light

  22. Giuseppe Penone (Italian, 1947) Space of Light

  23. Giuseppe Penone (Italian, 1947) Untitled

  24. Giuseppe Penone (Italian, 1947) The hidden life within Le foglie delle radici (the leaves of the roots)

  25. Jim Beghtol Bonsai

  26. Jim Beghtol Bonsai

  27. Jim Beghtol Bonsai

  28. Jim Beghtol Bonsai

  29. Jim Beghtol Bonsai

  30. The Trinity Root, a 9/11 Memorial Sculpture by Steve Tobin New York

  31. The Trinity Root, a 9/11 Memorial Sculpture by Steve Tobin

  32. Pierre Riche- Healed by an olive tree sculpture

  33. ‘Tree man’ by the artist Damjan Gjurov Skopje, North Macedonia

  34. ‘Tree man’ by Damjan Gjurov Skopje, North Macedonia

  35. Text & pictures: Internet All copyrights belong to their respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2022 Sound: Bruce Cockburn – Nicaragua; The Shadows - Peace Pipe

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