Daniel Buren’s Beach Art: The Illusion of a Forest On The Beach

Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 21:56
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Daniel Buren is French conceptual artist born in 1938 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.

He is well known artist and he already did numerous significant artworks. He is famous by his 3.000 m² sculpture “Les Deux Plateaux” in the great courtyard of the Palais Royal, in Paris. The latest artwork that is made by Daniel Buren is his ‘beach art’ that was performed in Den Haan, Belgium. His beach artwork is pretty different and unique in it’s own way because it’s made out of hundreds of flagpoles and windsocks.

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You can see here his artistic construction that contains 100 flagpoles up with 100 windsocks, similar to those that can be found on bridges and airports which are used to show the direction of the wind. The tubes are candy-striped and they stand in horizontal position because of the wind.

Buren says that he wants to inspire the illusion of a forest on the beach with his artworks.

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More about the artist:

Daniel Buren is born in 1938 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

In 1986 Daniel Buren created a 3,000 m² sculpture in the great courtyard of the Palais Royal, in Paris: “Les Deux Plateaux”, more commonly referred to as the “Colonnes de Buren”. This provoked an intense debate over the integration of contemporary art and historic buildings.

Sometimes classified as an abstract minimalist he is known best for using regular, contrasting maxi stripes to integrate the visual surface and architectural space, notably historical, landmark architecture.

Credits: [DanielBuren.com | Flickr ]

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15 Comments on “Daniel Buren’s Beach Art: The Illusion of a Forest On The Beach”

Lipton wrote on 4 January, 2010, 20:11
Wish there were more photos, but pretty cool still
Atheizt wrote on 5 January, 2010, 0:10
I know I’m gonna get flamed here but… its just poles in sand. Hardly revolutionary.
E cigarette wrote on 5 January, 2010, 0:37
Some interesting pictures. I love beach art especially huge sand sculptures!
Free PS3 wrote on 5 January, 2010, 3:28
Wow that’s really cool. Wish we had that kind of scenery around here.
kuswanto wrote on 5 January, 2010, 5:47
The photo didn’t illustrate the coolnes, it’s just arrays of poles.
Perhaps it will looks cool if I saw it with my own eyes.
kaLoo wrote on 6 January, 2010, 3:51
Ammazing dude!
mrthoughts wrote on 7 January, 2010, 18:56
that is very impressive. hopefully he can expand on his idea and add some branches to some of the flagpoles.
360by2 wrote on 12 January, 2010, 9:55
Great Photoshoped Stuff!

Thanks for sharing with us.
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Daniel @ Diy solar panel wrote on 17 February, 2010, 15:52
Awesome photo mate!
E Cig wrote on 22 February, 2010, 9:43
Wow, really artsy, I love it.

Your girl Mary
Ursula Sander wrote on 2 March, 2010, 7:05
Hi,
you’ve taken one of my photos without my permission to use it. I don’t mind if you will link to it http://www.flickr.com/photos/batiks/3779699489 … otherwise I will ask you to take it out. Thanks
DIY Solar Panels wrote on 27 April, 2010, 3:51
Haha that’s freakin awesome!! What a trick on the eyes =)
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