June 24, 2009
the art of fireworks
Using controlled detonations of fireworks on paper, Rosemarie Fiore creates these:
From the artist herself:
I bomb blank sheets of paper with different fireworks including color smoke bombs, jumping jacks, monster balls, fountains, magic whips, spinning carnations, ground blooms, rings of fire, and lasers. As I work, I create imagery by controlling the chaotic nature of the explosions in upside-down containers.
When the paper becomes saturated in color, dark and burned, I take it back to my studio and collage blank paper circles onto the image to establish new planes and open up the composition. I then continue to bomb the pieces. These actions are repeated a number of times. The final works contain many layers of collaged explosions and are thick and heavy.
See more of Rosemarie's fireworks drawings here!
Via Craftzine.
Comments
I like the last photo, where she's working. That looks like fireworks
Posted by Philosophia on June 24, 2009 5:29 PM
I can't get enough of her work - so very cool!
Posted by Jessica Sutton on June 28, 2009 1:42 AM