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JimGinPA

(14,811 posts) Wed Dec 16, 2020, 03:14 PM Dec 2020

I Love Art With A Purpose

The tallest tree in Wales had been damaged by a storm and was supposed to be cut down ... but chainsaw artist Simon O'Rourke found a better solution to symbolise the tree's last attempt to reach the sky.

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I Love Art With A Purpose (Original Post) JimGinPA Dec 2020 OP

That's good. It almost looks like a Photoshop job as the... brush Dec 2020 #1

Reminiscent of the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach genxlib Dec 2020 #2

Beautiful! Fla Dem Dec 2020 #3

Beautiful, but all I could think of was I'd love to see a video of how he managed to do it🙂 MLAA Dec 2020 #4

K&R William769 Dec 2020 #5

Excellent! patphil Dec 2020 #6

Really well done,but I hope that when the tree rots and the roots give out and it falls, they.... RussellCattle Dec 2020 #7

brush

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1. That's good. It almost looks like a Photoshop job as the...

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Wed Dec 16, 2020, 03:17 PM

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hand looks so real.

genxlib

(5,531 posts)

2. Reminiscent of the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach

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Wed Dec 16, 2020, 03:18 PM

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Fla Dem

(23,739 posts)

3. Beautiful!

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Wed Dec 16, 2020, 03:48 PM

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MLAA

(17,318 posts)

4. Beautiful, but all I could think of was I'd love to see a video of how he managed to do it🙂

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Wed Dec 16, 2020, 04:50 PM

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William769

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5. K&R

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Wed Dec 16, 2020, 05:47 PM

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patphil

(6,204 posts)

6. Excellent!

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Wed Dec 16, 2020, 06:18 PM

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This guy's got real talent. I to would like to see a video of how he did it.

RussellCattle

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7. Really well done,but I hope that when the tree rots and the roots give out and it falls, they....

Reply to JimGinPA (Original post)

Wed Dec 16, 2020, 06:19 PM

Dec 2020

.....just let nature take it's course. We make too much sometimes with preserving art. Even good art can and should be replaced with new art done by new people.

PDAMIJMO

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