Wednesday, November 28, 2012

IGNITION by Frank Wang

Frank Wang has got it goin' on!  He keeps a studio outside his home.  He dedicates massive amounts of time to his work.  He views process as a necessary and important part of the act of creation   He EXPERIMENTS.  He THINKS.  He EXPLORES.

fw: The following pieces explore the theme of creation through destruction. I chose fire as a subject because of its ability to simultaneously destroy and create.



 eruption

an oil well fire viewed from an unusual perspective shows ordinarily hidden expressions.
environmental exploitation gives us energy potential, but at what cost?




re!ncarnation

phoenix, the bird of fire
the creative energy spent designing products is not destroyed when the matter is destroyed
 it is infinite, waiting for new life



re!ncarnation details



re!ncarnation destruction

i destroyed my project to create anew




death/life process




death/life

the entire skull is fabricated from the burnt wire frame of re!ncarnation
the creative process is filled with destroying ideas and creating again
ideas die until one finally lives




kindle

the photos are still, but the dynamic energy of ignition is captured

2 comments:

  1. This blew my mind! Amazing art!

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  2. That "Reincarnation" series is absolutely brilliant! I hope someone video recorded the process and posted it on YouTube! (If so, could you post the link?)

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