Post by Jean-Pascal on Sept 19, 2013 9:19:59 GMT -8
Hi guys, we have some available works from Steven Spazuk. A canadian painter who use soot to paint.
I find his work really sensitive and touching.
For the past 10 years, I have developed and perfected a unique technique that allows me to use the flame of a candle or the flame of a torch as a pencil to create my paintings with trails of soot. Using various tools, I intuitively sculpt the plumes of soot left behind in response to the shapes that appear on the canvas.
Spontaneity and chance are the heart and soul of my creative process. I do not censor. I do not direct. I open myself to the experience. This in-the-moment creative practice coupled with the fluidity of the soot, creates a (Removed) of images, shadows and light. Fuelled by the quest of a perfect shape that has yet to materialize, I concentrate in a meditative act and surrender to capture the immediacy of the moment on canvas.
The human body fascinates me. Bodies in a perpetual metamorphosis are the language with which I express my thoughts on the human condition: emotions, opinions, stories that are born of my uncensored psyche. I often work piece by piece, collecting a multitude of unique elements that I assemble into mosaics. Entities that, once grouped together, afford a different meaning and provide a new perspective that is both novel and complementary. I see fragments of things, events, people, as a powerful metaphor of modern life and, even more so, of the way we perceive things through our senses and our minds. My work expresses how every one of us is a constituent fragment of the human community.
Serendipitously, I am now encountering the reverse side of the mosaic. I am interested in the deconstruction of prescribed shapes and contours and an eclectic approach to a compilation of ideas which, like the flame of my candle, will lead me to more fortuity in the creation of my art.
here are some examples of his work:
Chuck Close (Fragmentations Portraits)
soot on paper
mounted on wood panel
Louise Bourgeois (Fragmentations Portraits)
Soot on paper
mounted on board
Face
soot and acrylic on paper
Steven at work.
For those interested I have these for sale.
They are all 20'' x 14''
Soot, oil, acrylic gold leaf or copper leaf on paper mounted on wood panel
600$+ shipping
www.coagallery.com
The Staring Game
Tenacity
Sleeping KIng
Dreamer
Dear
I wil always remember your breast
Concentration
The Lover
Kiss
(Soot with gold leaf)
Intense Love
Pm me if you have any questions or if you are interested in something.
I find his work really sensitive and touching.
For the past 10 years, I have developed and perfected a unique technique that allows me to use the flame of a candle or the flame of a torch as a pencil to create my paintings with trails of soot. Using various tools, I intuitively sculpt the plumes of soot left behind in response to the shapes that appear on the canvas.
Spontaneity and chance are the heart and soul of my creative process. I do not censor. I do not direct. I open myself to the experience. This in-the-moment creative practice coupled with the fluidity of the soot, creates a (Removed) of images, shadows and light. Fuelled by the quest of a perfect shape that has yet to materialize, I concentrate in a meditative act and surrender to capture the immediacy of the moment on canvas.
The human body fascinates me. Bodies in a perpetual metamorphosis are the language with which I express my thoughts on the human condition: emotions, opinions, stories that are born of my uncensored psyche. I often work piece by piece, collecting a multitude of unique elements that I assemble into mosaics. Entities that, once grouped together, afford a different meaning and provide a new perspective that is both novel and complementary. I see fragments of things, events, people, as a powerful metaphor of modern life and, even more so, of the way we perceive things through our senses and our minds. My work expresses how every one of us is a constituent fragment of the human community.
Serendipitously, I am now encountering the reverse side of the mosaic. I am interested in the deconstruction of prescribed shapes and contours and an eclectic approach to a compilation of ideas which, like the flame of my candle, will lead me to more fortuity in the creation of my art.
here are some examples of his work:
Chuck Close (Fragmentations Portraits)
soot on paper
mounted on wood panel
Louise Bourgeois (Fragmentations Portraits)
Soot on paper
mounted on board
Face
soot and acrylic on paper
Steven at work.
For those interested I have these for sale.
They are all 20'' x 14''
Soot, oil, acrylic gold leaf or copper leaf on paper mounted on wood panel
600$+ shipping
www.coagallery.com
The Staring Game
Tenacity
Sleeping KIng
Dreamer
Dear
I wil always remember your breast
Concentration
The Lover
Kiss
(Soot with gold leaf)
Intense Love
Pm me if you have any questions or if you are interested in something.