British artist Tom Price created this awesome cherry trees using polypropylene pipes and nylon cables.
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First he heated the plastic tubing, which allowed the material to conform to his liking. Next, he used the cables to tie the tubing together. Cross-sections of the tubing were used to make the leaves.
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"The PP Tree installation is partly about the material (common polypropylene plumbing pipes) and what can be done with it, but it is also intended as an observation of our understanding and acceptance of beauty. The trees are not intended to be accurate representations of cherry trees, but I was hoping to capture something of the essence of the experience of standing amongst them. There is a certain irony in representing something so natural and ephemeral with a material that is man-made and has a very long shelf life."
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Price said the most challenging aspect of creating the piece is on figuring out how to get tight bends in the tubes without them buckling or collapsing. It took a very long time to create each tree.
Check his other works:
A stack of plumbing tubes is transformed into a futuristic chair, titled 'PP Tube#1'.
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Price also created a variation of this, titled 'PP Tube #2', with the same theme in a four-legged fashion.
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This one has fewer welded joints and pipes as support, testing the integrity of the structure and the strength of the material.
Check his website: http://www.tom-price.com/
Source: Mymodernmet
[link]First he heated the plastic tubing, which allowed the material to conform to his liking. Next, he used the cables to tie the tubing together. Cross-sections of the tubing were used to make the leaves.
[link]"The PP Tree installation is partly about the material (common polypropylene plumbing pipes) and what can be done with it, but it is also intended as an observation of our understanding and acceptance of beauty. The trees are not intended to be accurate representations of cherry trees, but I was hoping to capture something of the essence of the experience of standing amongst them. There is a certain irony in representing something so natural and ephemeral with a material that is man-made and has a very long shelf life."
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[link]Price said the most challenging aspect of creating the piece is on figuring out how to get tight bends in the tubes without them buckling or collapsing. It took a very long time to create each tree.
Check his other works:
A stack of plumbing tubes is transformed into a futuristic chair, titled 'PP Tube#1'.
[link]
[link]Price also created a variation of this, titled 'PP Tube #2', with the same theme in a four-legged fashion.
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[link]This one has fewer welded joints and pipes as support, testing the integrity of the structure and the strength of the material.
Check his website: http://www.tom-price.com/
Source: Mymodernmet
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