Can I Make Compelling Art At a Rapid Clip If It's Burning?

My painting is already ready to go.

I did a sketch.

I shot a photo.

A prepped the panel.

I cut the fuse.

I found the gunpowder.

I grabbed my lighter.

I felt confident about the future.

I think I am telling story.

I’m creating something you can’t look away from.

Tension is rising.

I’ve just committed to two new shows.

I’ve just committed to two new commissions.

Maybe I’m totally deluded.

Can I make compelling art at a rapid clip if it’s burning?

Is speed and volume critical to achieving my goals?

No way. It’s more important that viewers respond.

BOOM!

Artist Stick Vega studied mathematics and economics, earning a B.S. in economics from UW-Madison and an MBA from Edgewood College. He owned and was CEO of online apparel retailers WinterSilks and Venus Sportswear.  However, upon selling the companies more than a decade ago he headed straight to his studio - The Blast Factory in Madison, WI - to create explosive, modern art with gunpowder and high-speed fuse.  Stick's current work includes paintings, drawings, fusographs (exploded photographs), sculpture and writing. Please follow Stick on Facebook and/or Twitter.