Rainbow Trees?

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2011/02/painted-trees-in-mountains-of-colorado.html

The blog above features an artist named Curtis Killom. According to this post, Killom has been traversing the Colorado mountains in search of dead trees. He uses these trees as the medium for his art. He takes something once dead and lifeless, infuses it with color and creativity, and breathes life into it yet again. Killom has been painting the dead trees the colors of the rainbow. These trees have become so popular that the artist has received requests to paint trees on private property. When asked of his intention with this tree painting art, Curtis stated, "the intention is to bring out the beauty which is already there." He then goes on to talk about how trees and humans are related and the connection and symbolism that is apparent in his art work. He says, "It is the rebirth which I want to impart to the participants. We as humans all have dreams, visions, and ideas which for most of us are what makes us uniquely who we are. It is those dreams, visions, and ideas that we are to see in each other and breathe back to life, no longer dead- and blending in with the other dead dreams we have stored in our lives." To be completely honest, I don't really know what he's talking about. I guess it could be taken as he takes the dead trees and gives them new life and as humans, we have been known (in a way) to do this to ourselves. If we have dreams or ideas that we let fade, they become similar to the tree? Dead? I say this with uncertainty because 1) I don't fully understand it and 2) I don't really agree with it, if that is, in fact, what the artist means. I don't think if we give up on some dreams or ideas it makes us quitters or any less vibrant and passionate. I don't think our dreams are what makes us "alive". Plus, people constantly develop new dreams as we are forever changing our minds and opinions. I think what makes us "alive" is how we choose to pursue those dreams, or not. However, I do understand and like the idea of rebirth with the rainbow trees. I think it's a positive, yet slightly unclear, message and a fun public display of art.