Orchid.  (2016)  18" x 24"  Fuse. Acrylic. Paper.

An orchid stem made with hand-held fuse burned into white acrylic coated paper.  A unique piece with burned lines and flash marks defining the shapes. 

Available for shipment or pick up after Yahara Bay Gallery show ends, July 1, 2017

So where did I find my inspiration?

Renee grows and manages a number of beautiful orchids.  This orchid was on our piano.  Simple. Beautiful.

Framed.

Primitive.  Modern.  Explosive.  

American gunpowder artist, Vega carefully places powder and fuses on the surface of the art, which he positions horizontally on the floor (or blast table). When ignited, first the fuses burns instantly along the cord lines, igniting the gunpowder and creating a blast, which then vanish in clouds of smoke. The result is a textured surface that looks and feels like an explosion—the art is blackened, charred, and erupted, arrested in a state of being created in a flash.

When the fuse is lit there is a moment of uncertainty. What will happen? It is at that moment that true art exists.