2014年8月8日 · Often called the "Tree of Life," the Metaphor: The Tree of Utah roadside sculpture was created in the early 1980s by European artist Karl Momen, and has baffled locals and passersby in equal...

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah, sometimes called the Tree of Life, is an 87-foot-tall (27 m) sculpture that was created by the Swedish artist Karl Momen in the 1980s and dedicated in 1986.

2024年6月14日 · Here’s The Story Behind The Massive Tree Sculpture In Utah. Metaphor: The Tree of Utah is a unique 87-foot-tall tree sculpture located along I-80 West toward Wendover, created by Swedish artist Karl Momen.

A towering metal "tree" sculpture that's the only vertical thing for hours along I-80's path through the white desert of the Bonneville Salt Flats.

2017年2月23日 · The "Metaphor: Tree of Utah" is an 87-foot tall sculpture by Karl Momen located in the Bonneville Salt Flats, created to bring beauty to the desert landscape. If you've ever driven along I-80 West toward Wendover, you've seen this work of art...but what do you know about it? There's not much to see on I-80 Westbound to Wendover.

2018年10月4日 · It is located in the desolate Great Salt Lake Desert of Utah on the north side of Interstate 80, about 25 miles east of Wendover and midway between the former railroad communities of Arinosa and Barro.

Its best viewed from westbound I-80, 25 miles east of Wendover, near the defunct town of Barro. It's an 87-foot tall 'tree' created by a Swedish artist and dedicated on this spot in 1986. It features concrete spheres decorated with coatings of natural rocks and minerals native to Utah.

It is constructed of 225 tons of cement, nearly 2,000 ceramic tiles and tons of minerals and rocks native to Utah. Nicknamed the "Tree of Life," it resembles an enormous exotic plant.

A towering metal "tree" sculpture that's the only vertical thing for hours along I-80's path through the white desert of the Bonneville Salt Flats. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

2005年10月3日 · If you’ve ever driven west from Salt Lake to Wendover you’ve seen it: Karl Momen’s “Tree of Utah.” Momen’s sculpture, along with Robert Smithson’s “Spiral Jetty” and Nancy Holt’s “Sun Tunnels” make Utah a destination place for international aficionados of land art.