They'll be a lot of rubbernecking as motorists pass Port Moody city hall this week.
Starting today (Wednesday), Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos will apply a temporary, biodegradable blue colourant to 16 trees in front of the civic centre and on a large tree at the Port Moody Arts Centre (2425 St. Johns St.).
The Blue Trees public art project is part of the Vancouver International Sculpture Biennale 2009-2011 and will wrap up on Sunday with an artist reception at Port Moody city hall (100 Newport Dr.) from 3 to 5 p.m.
Dimopoulos is also creating similar installations in Richmond and West Vancouver.
"The people who will be able to change the world in a positive way... will come from communities and societies that nurture the arts and creative process," Dimopoulos, 56, told Black Press last week.
Through colour, the artist hopes to alter people's perception of living things humans depend on for survival.
Dimopoulos wants the work he describes as "social art action" to spark discussion about the Earth's depleting supply of native forests.
- with files from the Richmond Review
