Vibrant colors create ‘explosive’ ice sculpture
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VANCOUVER – Who knew ice could be transformed into something so colorful – never mind bold and beautiful?
Gordon Halloran, the creator of an art form called “Paintings Below Zero” has mounted a massive frozen watercolor at one of the celebration sites for the 2010 Winter Games.
Halloran calls his ice-covered canvas “The Ice Gate,” and it’s certainly an eye-catcher.
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Enclosed in a special box that doesn’t allow condensation to fog up the glass, the ice sculpture stretches 100 feet long and almost 12 feet high. The colorful display grabs ticket-holders attention on their way to the long track speed skating at the Richmond Olympic Oval.
‘What is it?’
Some, like local Canadian teenager Alannah Lipsey, don’t know what to make of it. “What is it? A painting or a sculpture? I guess you have to look at it for awhile to figure it out.”
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