Montreal visual artist Olivier Lefebvre, has created a stunning tribute to Steve Jobs using several boxes of real apples. Olivier keyed off of a Time Magazine cover of Steve Jobs for inspiration on his 22' X 15' piece that took over 3,500 apples to complete.
His piece was executed for a land art contest held in St-Hilaire Quebec Canada. A total of 10 artists from all over north America participated in the event.
It took Lefebvre roughly 40 to 50 hours amassing and placing his apples which included both Macintosh and Cortland varieties. He completed the work with a 2' x 2' grid and then free-styled the rest. I asked Olivier if he was a committed Machead.
"I use an iPhone," said Olivier. "But I would be grateful if Apple sent an iPad or Macbook Pro my way."
Lefebvre told iPhone Savior that his nature-made tribute art looks best when viewed through an iPad or iPhone camera because of its sheer size. Patrons used a tall orchard ladder to view the epic piece from above.
"I had submitted another concept a while back, but I changed it on Friday, October 7th after learning about Steve Jobs' passing," said Olivier. "The organizers and the city where generous enough to allow this last minute change. I wish to thank Jeremie Boudreault and Stephanie Chaumont for this."
Olivier Lefebvre's Steve Jobs Land Art Exhibition can be viewed up close and personal on Saturday, October 22 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm at Verger du Pavillon de la Pomme in Montreal.
Find out more about the artist at Olivier Lefebvre.com
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