Trees - 2011

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“TREES are the BEST ANTIQUES.”

 

My pursuit as an artist is to initiate an ideological shift of perspective in the aspect of turning the mundane to an aesthetic experience. Obviously, steel wool isn't made of wool, and  steel doesn't grow from trees either. These bundles of sharp-edged metal strips, which are used for scrubbing pots and pans is an abrasive made from high grade stainless steel shavings.

A "tree, forest, wilderness" is mnemonic of "man" being one spec that is part of an immense network. As an artist, my modernist way into the Universe is through respecting living things older than us.

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"Trees" are on  sale  for $22,600,170.63 cad each.

Breakdown of cost are:

Steel wool                                                                                  $ 1.00

Stainless steel shaft                                                                  $ 20.00

Base material                                                                             $ 30.00

Welding                                                                                      $ 50.00

Polishing                                                                                     $ 50.00

Reforestation of Mt. Pulag National Park                            $ 20,000,000.00

Govt’ Tax 13%                                                                            $ 338,002.56