S P A Z U K (CAN) SMOKE SIGNALS For the past 15 years, Steven Spazuk has perfected a technique. Using various tools, he intuitively sculpt the plumes of soot left behind in response to the shapes that appear on the canvas. In his latest show, Spazuk continues to push the boundaries of “fumage�: using an open candle flame, he leaves a fine depot of carbon black on blank paper to create marks of smoke. Then, using feathers, scrapers and brushes, he sculpts his canvas of soot to render shapes and light. He immerses himself in the humanity of his subjects to create remarkable portraits and he expresses the fragility and precariousness of the species that share our biosphere. His work serves as a powerful reminder of our responsibility to health and life. Spontaneity and chance are the heart and soul of his creative process. He does not censor. He does not direct. Spazuk opens himself to the experience. This in-the-moment creative practice coupled with the fluidity of the soot, creates a torrent of images, shadows and light. Fuelled by the quest of a perfect shape that has yet to materialize, he concentrate in a meditative act and surrender to capture the immediacy of the moment on canvas. The human body fascinates him. Bodies in a perpetual metamorphosis are the language with which he express his thoughts on the human condition: emotions, opinions, stories that are born of his uncensored psyche. Spazuk often works piece by piece, collecting a multitude of unique elements that he assembles into mosaics. Entities that, once grouped together, afford a different meaning and provide a new perspective that is both novel and complementary. He sees 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. His work expresses how every one of us is a constituent fragment of the human community.
Ai Weiwei
by Spazuk (CAN) Medium: Soot on panels Edition: Unique Size: 106 x 106 cm Year: 2016 Price: 41 000 NOK + 5% BHK
Chuck 3
by Spazuk (CAN) Medium: Soot on paper mounted panel Edition: Unique Size: 142.24 cm x 106 cm Year: 2014 Price: 49 500 NOK + 5% BHK
Barn Owl
by Spazuk (CAN) Medium: Soot on panels Edition: Unique Size: 121.92 cm x 91.44 cm Year: 2015 Price: 32 500 NOK + 5% BHK
Snowy Owl
by Spazuk (CAN) Medium: Soot on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 121.92 x 91.44 cm Year: 2016 Price: 32 500 NOK + 5% BHK
3 Chickadees and 1 Grenade by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and acrylic on panel Edition: Unique Size: 76.2 x 50.8 cm Year: 2015 Price: 15 250 NOK + 5% BHK
Bird On a Grenade With Flowers by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and acrylic on panel Edition: Unique Size: 71.12 x 50.8 cm Year: 2015 Price: 14 400 NOK + 5% BHK
Louis Vuitton Gas Mask by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 50.8 x 40.64 cm Year: 2016 Price: 9250 NOK + 5% BHK
Cupidity 6
by Spazuk (CAN) Medium: Soot and gold leaf on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 50.8 x 40.64 cm Year: 2016 Price: 9 250 NOK + 5% BHK
Monoculture (Corn=Gold) by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and gold leaf on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 50.8 x 40.64 cm Year: 2016 Price: 9 250 NOK + 5% BHK
Dangerous Waters by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot on wood panels Edition: Unique Size: 50.8 x 40.64 cm Year: 2016 Price: 9 250 NOK + 5% BHK
Golden Tusks
by Spazuk (CAN) Medium: Soot on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 50.8 x 40.64 cm Year: 2016 Price: 9 250 NOK + 5% BHK
Rhino (Horn=Gold) by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and gold leaf on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 40,64 x 50,8 cm Year: 2016 Price: 9 250 NOK + 5% BHK
Tiger
by Spazuk (CAN) Medium: Soot on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 50.8 x 40.64 cm Year: 2016 Price: 9 250 NOK + 5% BHK
Bird on Grenade by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and gesso on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 50.8 x 40.64 cm Year: 2016 Price: 9 250 NOK + 5% BHK
Cupidity 5
by Spazuk (CAN) Medium: Soot on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 35.6 x 27.9 cm Year: 2016 Price: 7 230 NOK + 5% BHK
Empty Nest
by Spazuk (CAN) Medium: Soot on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 35.6 x 27.9 cm Year: 2016 Price: 7 230 NOK + 5% BHK
Chickadees on Grenade 3 by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and gold leaf on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 50.8 x 40.64 cm Year: 2015 Price: 9 250 NOK + 5% BHK
Chickadees on Grenade 2 by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and gold leaf on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 50.8 x 40.64 cm Year: 2015 Price: 9 250 NOK + 5% BHK
Chickadees and the Grenade by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and gold leaf on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 45.72 cm Year: 2016 Price: 7 230 NOK + 5% BHK
Crow on Grenade by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 60.96 x 60.96 cm Year: 2016 Price: 14 000 NOK + 5% BHK
Pop Pop Popcorn 1 by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and acrylic on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 25.4 x 20.32 cm Year: 2016 Price: 4 950 NOK + 5% BHK
Pop Pop Popcorn 2 by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and acrylic on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 25.4 x 20.32 cm Year: 2016 Price: 4 950 NOK + 5% BHK
Chickadee and the Grenade by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: Soot and gold leaf on wood panel Edition: Unique Size: 35.56 x 35.56 cm Year: 2016 Price: 7 000 NOK + 5% BHK
3 Chickadees and 1 Grenade by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: GiclĂŠe on Moad paper hand finished with soot Edition: 30 Size: 72.2 x 50.8 cm Year: 2016 Signed and numbered by the artist Price: 1 750 NOK + 5% BHK
Louis Vuitton Gas Mask by Spazuk (CAN)
Medium: GiclĂŠe on Moad paper Edition: 30 Size: 50.8 x 40.64 cm Year: 2016 Signed and numbered by the artist Price: 1 250 NOK
The smoke signal is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. It is a form of visual communication used over long distance. In general, smoke signals are used to transmit news, signal danger or gather people to a common area.
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