Silicon Forest (sculpture) explained
| Silicon Forest |
| Artist: | Brian Borrello |
| Type: | Sculpture |
| Subject: | Trees |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Coordinates: | 45.5301°N -122.6677°W |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Silicon Forest, sometimes referred to as The Silicon Forest,[1] is an outdoor 2003 sculpture by Brian Borrello, installed near the Interstate/Rose Quarter station in Portland, Oregon's Lloyd District, in the United States.
Description and reception
Brian Borrello's Silicon Forest (2003) is an abstract sculpture made of stainless steel and light-emitting diode (LED) lights, installed at the Interstate/Rose Quarter MAX Station in Portland's Lloyd District.[2] It depicts a series of trees with thin trunks and cone-shaped foliage.[3] The piece has been called a "three-part metaphor for displacement and change".[4] The solar artwork's steel trees illuminate using electricity powered by solar panels.[4]
In 2013, Solar Power World Frank Andorka ranked the sculpture third in his list of "11 Must-See Art Installations, Inspired by Solar Panels".[1]
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Notes and References
- Andorka. Frank. 11 Must-See Art Installations, Inspired by Solar Panels: 3. The Silicon Forest, Portland, Ore.. Solar Power World. May 7, 2013. November 6, 2015. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094749/http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2013/05/solar-panel-art-installations/3/. live.
- Web site: Public Art Walking Tour. Regional Arts & Culture Council. November 6, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113837/http://racc.org/sites/default/files/NewPublicArtBrochure07.pdf. October 6, 2014.
- Web site: Silicon Forest, (sculpture).. Smithsonian Institution. November 6, 2015. March 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307033302/http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!369005~!0#focus. live.
- Web site: Public Art on MAX Yellow Line. TriMet. November 6, 2015. October 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151026134227/http://trimet.org/publicart/yellowlineart.htm. live.
