Watch: huge Eiffel Tower art installation ploughed into field

The field art was done in Castagnaro in the province of Verona, Italy, in celebration of the upcoming Paris Olympics.

Anne O'Donoghue

9 July 2024

Watch: huge Eiffel Tower art installation ploughed into field

Dario Gambarin used a 2ac field for the ‘freehand’ artwork.

Italian land artist Dario Gambarin has drawn a huge Eiffel Tower in a field using a tractor and plough.

Italian land-artist Dario Gambarin has drawn a massive Eiffel Tower over several fields in recognition of the upcoming Paris Olympics. pic.twitter.com/Olyp7a8dn8
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2024

The field art was done in Castagnaro in the province of Verona, Italy, in celebration of the upcoming Paris Olympics.

Gambarin used a 2ac field for the ‘freehand’ artwork.

He has previously done other large-scale ploughing pieces such as portraits of Picasso, John F Kennedy and Pope Francis.

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