Stick Vega's Explosvie Art - Madison Magazine
Madison Magazine article by Katie Vaughn the Managing Editor of Madison Magazine.
Three flowers spread open their delicate petals, their pure white color a beautiful contrast to hazy yellow backdrop.
This artwork, “B(l)oom,” is compelling, and it becomes positively intriguing when you learn its materials: gunpowder, fuse and acrylic on board.
It’s one of many creative works made by Stick Vega, a gunpowder artist who works out of his studio, The Blast Factory, here in Madison and in Chicago. Curious about his process and inspirations, I posed a few questions to the artist.
Stick Vega is the American Gunpowder Artist. He creates and blogs from The Blast Factory in Madison, WI and Bucktown, Chicago, IL. Follow Stick at Facebook and/or Twitter.