A LIFE-SIZED picture of a tree — claimed to be one of the world’s largest paintings — was unveiled in the U.K. The picture of an oak tree is 975cm high and 670cm wide. It is going on display in the middle of Golden Square in Soho, central London. Artist Adam Ball used 100 liters of paint and varnish to create the vast work, entitled The Tree. He got through 35 brushes, as well as mops, brooms and builders’ trowels, to cover the canvas. It will hang on a 12-meter scaffold and be weighed down by 50 tons of concrete to prevent it from blowing over. The canvas is waterproof so that it will survive any downpours during the two weeks it is on display. Ball, 25, an arts graduate from Newcastle University, painted it in a barn and had it transported by lorry to Soho after securing planning permission from Westminster council. “Painting it was the most exhausting physical experience of my life,” he said. “I felt about 100 years old by the time I had finished. But it has been a fantastic experience for me and I’m very interested to see how people react to it. “I chose this location because so many people walk through here on a daily basis and they’ll now get the chance to look at a piece of artwork at the same time. A lot of people don’t have time to go to galleries or find them too elitist. “Hopefully this will make them look at art in new ways.” The Tree is on public display in Golden Square until Sept. 18.(SD-Agencies)