The easel project consists of a series of steel easels measuring 23 metres in height and weighing 12,715 kilograms, holding a 7 metre x 10 metre painting.

I believe that the everyday easel acts as an internationally recognized symbol of art. Seeing an easel evokes a sense of culture and creative labour; the easel is the artist’s workbench. This structure can be found in every country on earth and is used by international artists regardless of their ethnicity, religious or cultural systems. The easel may be interpreted as a symbol of high art, but when constructed in this enormous scale, it demonstrates a feeling of intrigue.

In this re-awakening, the traditional painting on an easel becomes a large scale contemporary work of public sculpture. The mere size of the easel changes the viewer’s perception of this normally traditional image, transforming into a distinct cultural place-maker. My goal is to have easels in cities around the world in order to establish an exchange of artists, culture and ideas.

Public sculpture has always democratized art; everyone, regardless of their social or economic status can view a work of public art without prejudice.

• Below is an imagined image on the easel to provide visual reference.
  
  

Artist: Burton Morris,

Title: Ruby Slipper (Green)