Using 77,000 pounds of paint and a multi-million Euro budget, the artist created a textured and engaging grotto complete with multi-colored stalactites.
A $23 million ceiling painting featuring hundreds of dangling icicle shapes that has been criticized for its hefty price tag was unveiled Tuesday at the United Nations.
The 16,000-square-foot (1,500-square-meter) elliptical dome full of bright colors and torn aluminum took over a year to produce.
Spanish abstract artist Miquel Barcelo used more than 100 tons of paint with pigments from all over the world, and worked with architects, engineers and even particle physics laboratories to develop the extra-strength aluminum for the dome.
“On a day of immense heat in the middle of the Sahel desert, I recall with vivacity the mirage of an image of the world dripping toward the sky,” Barcelo says. “Trees, dunes, donkeys, multicolored beings flowing drop by drop.”
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This donation raised a lot of questioning in Spain, since they took that money from the budget dedicated to NGOs and international assistance.
That was the name brand I was searching for.
They even have that magenta color.
I am going to design the next UN installation. I am going to base it on Silly Putty. You will be able to make copies of importatnt documents and save it for later.
Dont steal my idea.
However, I'd have to say that many artists get carried away when they get financing, forgetting who or what they are designing for, and using the opportunity to follow whatever fanciful ideas they are having at the moment, relevant or not.