Stick Vega Explosion Art Picks Super Bowl Winner!
I'm lucky.
My art has picked the Super Bowl Winner this year.
This did not take a bunch of research. Nor did it take hours of experiments.
It was so obvious, it was right in front of our faces.
Irresponsible. (2015) 48" x 48" Fuse. Acrylic. Wood Panel.
This artwork is currently, exclusively offered at The Century House.
Stunning abstract color grooves, light and burned textures. Acrylic teals, blues, black and orange split by super-slow burning, red, 3mm fuse. Seriously, the fuse was so slow I thought it would never finish! But it did create deep, resounding marks.
I named it Irresponsible, as a couple of the fuses jumped and bent and had a mind of their own. They were capricious and unpredictable. That, and only a few people have told me I'm irresponsible. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Unframed.
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.
A good friend Mark Gladue pointed out one of my paintings, Irresponsible, had a look of Denver Colors.
And Renee told me my painting, Calm, looked like Carolina colors.
I quickly realized I had correctly picked the winner.
Calm. (2015) 18" x 18" Fuse. Acrylic. Paper.
Violence free, abstract color grooves, light and burned textures. Acrylic blues, grays and milky white split by slow burning 2mm fuse.
I named it Calm, as I created it on a wind free day outside The Blast Factory. The only confrontation was between the fuse and paper.
Unframed.
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.
When you get right up close to the gunpowder paintings, there is a bit more energy and just a bit more uncertainty in Irresponsible (Denver). Calm (Carolina) has a good solid feel, but plays it a little safe.
Irresponsible has vertical grooves. Meaning Denver will throw the ball deep. Calm has horizontal grooves. Meaning Carolina will run the ball more.
Irresponsible has more grooves than Calm. Meaning one more possession - a key turnover from Carolina.
Irresponsible is a much larger painting. Four times as large. 4 minus one equals three. So Denver will have one more field goal.
And to top it off, see the looping line on Irresponsible. That is a trick play into the end zone for the Broncos!
It's easy to see. It all adds up.
More energy. More grooves. More size. A weird line.
Denver will be just a bit Irresponsible and beat a Calm Carolina team!
BOOM!
Stick Vega is the American Gunpowder Artist, former CEO, and author of LESS KILLING. Stick currently lives and creates explosive pop art at The Blast Factory in Madison, Wisconsin. Not limited to one medium, he works in gunpowder drawings and paintings, photography, digital art and writing. Follow Stick on Facebook and/orTwitter.