Stunning paintings created with help of fire
7 Nov 2015 12:29 PM IST7 Nov 2015 12:29 PM IST
Stunning paintings created with help of fire
Artist Steven Spazuk makes use of an ancient art form known as 'fumage' to make his projects. Another name for this type of technique is soot painting. (Picture Courtesy: Instagram/ @steven_spazuk)- This painting of a face looks like a ghost straight out from a nightmare, don't you think?
- He doesn't limit himself just to canvas. Spazuk also makes use of this technique on eggs.
- He loves to explore themes of fragility and considers it the very essence of his work as a fire artist.
- He reveals that the idea to create his soot art first came to him in a dream, according to reports.
- Most of his works feature birds, which represent endangered ecosystems in today's heavily industrialised worlds.
- Although not many people are familiar with this type of art form, Spazuk clarifies that fumage has been around way back in the prehistoric ages, used by cavemen.
- Of course, he has to be careful not to hold the flame too long in one area of the paper as it could easily catch fire.
- Spazuk explains that he first holds a candle in one hand and a piece of thick paper in the other. He then uses the flame as a pencil and does on to create his designs using the soot or traces of black carbon.
Artist Steven Spazuk makes use of an ancient art form known as 'fumage' to make his projects. Another name for this type of technique is soot painting. (Picture Courtesy: Instagram/ @steven_spazuk)
Stunning paintings created with help of fire
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