Pfffffffffft Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Artist paints iceberg red By JAN M. OLSEN http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004.../395508-ap.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- An artist with 780 gallons of red paint, three fire hoses and a 20-member crew at his disposal went to Greenland in search of a blank canvas large enough to accommodate his creative impulse. The result is a blood-red iceberg now sitting off the country's western coast. "We all have a need to decorate Mother Nature because it belongs to all us," Danish artist Marco Evaristti said Thursday. "This is my iceberg; it belongs to me." Just how Greenlanders view his masterpiece isn't clear yet. There was no immediate reaction from authorities, who are generally very protective of their unspoiled environment. Evaristti and his crew sailed in two ice breakers from the small town of Ilullissat, Greenland, on Wednesday, and zigzagged among icebergs for about 30 minutes before they found the perfect frozen canvas. Working in minus 9 degree weather, it took about two hours for the 40-year-old artist to paint the exposed tip of the iceberg, a volume of nearly 10,000 square feet. The team sprayed the iceberg with the same dye used to tint meat, diluted with sea water, Evaristti told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from Ilullissat, which means "Icebergs" in Greenlandic. The town of 4,000, a tourist destination because of its scenery, sits at the mouth of the Kangia fjord, which is 25 miles long and five miles wide. The fjord is filled with hundreds of icebergs-- previously all of them white. Evaristti, who was born in Chile, drew widespread attention -- and disdain -- when he displayed 10 working blenders filled with goldfish in a Danish gallery in 2000. He invited guests to turn the devices on and someone did, grinding up a pair of goldfish. The gallery director was tried on charges of animal cruelty, but acquitted :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberiu Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 No pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basic Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 im loosley named after an artist who wrapped small islands in celophane . but accidently killed a couple of people when one of his giant umbrellas fell over . any pictures of said iceberg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Maybe Europe could be of some help with the pictures... ...maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshy Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2004/03/25/image608684x.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Evaristti, who was born in Chile, drew widespread attention -- and disdain -- when he displayed 10 working blenders filled with goldfish in a Danish gallery in 2000. He invited guests to turn the devices on and someone did, grinding up a pair of goldfish. :lol: Let's hope that paint doesn't fuck up the ecosystem of those waters. Otherwise I would have to declare this guy as an official douche bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfffffffffft Posted March 25, 2004 Author Share Posted March 25, 2004 ok, thats disappointing...i thought it was a massive chunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I just heard a report about how the surfaces of icebergs are melting away so they don't have that nice white surface anymore and therefore cannot reflect as much sunlight and melt even faster. The bastard could have at least picked a color higher in the spectrum. Thanks for helping to kill us buddy.... :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinchedWaist Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 :rolleyes: seems like he's just trying to make a name for himself doing stupid shit. and killing goldfish is not nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 art sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshy Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by Mr. ABC art sucks and sucky art sucks it worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyLode Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by Basic im loosley named after an artist who wrapped small islands in celophane . but accidently killed a couple of people when one of his giant umbrellas fell over . any pictures of said iceberg? cristo(sp?)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by yoshy and sucky art sucks it worse and artists suck even harder than their sucky gay art work. "well, this represents my transition in a dark period blah blah blah blah". anytime i hear somebody say "i'm an artist" i just want to choke them until they're blue in the face and their glasses fall off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshy Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 haaaahaaa, oh man. yeah when people start talking about their work, it is usually dissapointing and aggravating in the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Whoppie Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 "This is my iceberg, it belongs to me" that made me laugh for some reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CinchedWaist Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 because its bullshit! Its a fuckin iceberg, it belongs to no one. everyone is so anxious to put a claim on stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 silly silly....i want a green iceberg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don't Panic Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 "We all have a need to decorate Mother Nature because it belongs to all us," Danish artist Marco Evaristti said Thursday. "This is my iceberg; it belongs to me." What a fucking dumbass. That paint better be safe to dump damn near 800 gallons into the fjord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 i really hope mother nature laughs last... "This is my lightening, it belongs to me.." ZAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesboQueef Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 polar bear period Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InDY_500 Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 can anyone see that as sane.....thats a man with integrity......love for ones art.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshy Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Originally posted by InDY_500 can anyone see that as sane.....thats a man with integrity......love for ones art.... integrity? seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaps Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 i was all hyped to see a pic of it ... thinking that it was going to be this MASSIVE iceberg then only to be let down seeing that different, yes ... superb by any means, no i sincerly hope they used paint that wouldn't hurt the ecosystem there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garth vader Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 that's just the tip of the iceberg though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_El Mamerro Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 There's no scale reference, no way to tell just how big that thing is from that picture. I'd like to point out that this is so unbelievably stupid I cannot classify it as anything other than totally awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Tahn Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 that is fucking stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Originally posted by Pfffffffffft the exposed tip of the iceberg, a volume of nearly 10,000 square feet. I'm going to have to agree with mams on this one. Amazingly stupid. yes. Really hilarious. yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBOCAPSLOK Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 I FEEL LIKE A COKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest j Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Originally posted by CinchedWaist everyone is so anxious to put a claim on stuff. selfishness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest me IS cool Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 no. :scramble: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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