Bang Bang 2
match burn on Arches paper
2016, 29.5 x 40 inches
The Roof Is On Fire
match burn on Arches paper
2016, 29.5 x 40 inches
L'Origine du monde
match burn on Arches paper
2016, 29.5 x 34.5 inches
Conflagrate
sparkler burn on Arches paper
2015, 20.5 x 28 inches
Bang Bang
match burn on Arches paper
2016, 29.5 x 40 inches
Worship/Warship
match burn on Arches paper
2016, 29.5 x 40 inches
Welfare/Warfare
match burn on Arches paper
2016, 29.5 x 40 inches
Ex•Pat•Riot
match burn on Arches paper
2016, 27.5 x 29.5 inches
Harm•ony
match burn on Arches paper
2015, 29.5 x 40 inches
Pat•riot
match burn on Arches paper
2015, 40 x 29.5 inches
Free•dom
match burn on Arches paper
2015, 29.5 x 40 inches
Burnbow
match burn on Arches paper
2016, 22 x 30 inches
Fire Crotch
match burn on Arches paper
2015, 29.5 x 40 inches
Slanted Patriot
sparkler burn on Arches paper
2015, 29.5 x 40 inches
Proper Patriot
sparkler burn on Arches paper
2015, 29.5 x 40 inches
Fire
match burn on Arches paper
2014, 21 x 29 inches
Righteous Branding
match burn on Arches paper
2012, 21 x 29 inches (sold)
fiftyless
sparkler burn on Arches paper
2014, 21 x 29 inches (sold)
Disorderly Conduct
sparkler burn on Arches paper
2014, 21 x 29 inches (sold)
High & Petty
match burn on Arches paper
2014, 22 x 30 inches (sold)
Enlightenfastment
match burn on Arches paper
2012, 29 x 21 inches (sold)
Untitled (Venus Series)
match burn on Somerset paper
1998, 26 x 32 inches
Untitled (Venus Series)
match burn on Somerset paper
1998, 32 x 26 inches
Untitled (Venus Series)
match burn on Somerset paper
1998, 32 x 26 inches
Untitled (Venus Series)
match burn on Somerset paper
1998, 32 x 26 inches
Untitled (Venus Series)
match burn on Somerset paper
1998, 32 x 26 inches
Untitled (Venus Series)
match burn on Somerset paper with Prismacolor
1998, 32 x 26 inches
Untitled (Venus Series)
match burn on Somerset paper with Prismacolor
1998, 32 x 26 inches
burn drawings
Burning paper with matches has been part of my studio practice since the late 1990s. Sparklers, the kind used by children on the 4th of July, are a more recent method of leaving a mark. I refer to the outcomes as drawings, viewing the burn as no different than charcoal. The act of branding, one chance to get it right is tedious but striking. The burn drawing iconography spans vaginal forms, flags, text, maps, ovaries and Buddhas silhouettes...
