Drawing with fire, also called “Fumage", is an art technique
that consists in bringing a lighted candle or kerosene lamp close to a piece of
paper in order to create dark abstract shapes, then turning these shapes into
drawings (mostly by scratching off the soot in certain places). Even though “Fumage”
already existed during the surrealist era, drawing with fire was mainly
explored and developed by the contemporary French-Canadian artist Steven
Spazuk, who dedicated 14 years of his life to perfecting his skills. His works
include both shockingly realistic and abstract portraits, as well as color
images, wall-size fragmentation drawings and collages, all obtained by using
fire. Please find below some of his major works – as well as a picture and
a video of his creative process, and an interview he gave to the French series Expression of Montréal.
Sources:
Some of Spazuk's Major Works:
Links (in case titled links do not work):
Interview with Expression:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usR9Iqu4vZk
More about the Artist:
http://www.boredpanda.com/soot-art-fire-paintings-steve-spazuk/
More about the Artist's Creative Process:
http://www.bustle.com/articles/109026-steven-spazuk-paints-with-fire-and-soot-and-the-process-is-hypnotizing-video
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