Today is Bonfire Night in the UK, so we are celebrating the nefarious antics of the Gunpowder Plotters with a creative take on fireworks. Stand well back.
Everyone loves sparklers, it’s a simple fact. Alwin Lay has created one that never goes out! Amazing. The only downside is that you can't write your name with it.
Alwin Lay, Permanent Sparkler, 2012
In his series Boom City, Andrew Waits sliced fireworks in half, the results are almost as pretty as the final ignition.
Mighty CrackerPhotography by Andrew Waits
SavagePhotography by Andrew Waits
World Class Clay Colour Smoke BallsPhotography by Andrew Waits
Ground Bloom FlowerPhotography by Andrew Waits
Pop-ItsPhotography by Andrew Waits
Flying Colour Butterflies RocketPhotography by Andrew Waits
Explosive contents seem redundant when their wrappers are as bright as these beauties. Old, mainly 70s and 80s, firework papers can be found in abundance right here, sunglasses recommended.
Jack In A Box Firework Paper
Disco Firework Paper
Screamer Repeater Firework Paper
Mine of Serpents Firework Paper
Scarlet Fury Firework Paper
Swiss artist Olaf Breuning installed multiple fireworks onto simple frames and let them off at the same time, to beautiful effect.
Olaf Breuning, Smoke Bombs, 2013
Olaf Breuning, Colour Wheels, 2013
Olaf Breuning, Firey Eye, 2013
Olaf Breuning, Smoke Bombs 3, 2013
If ever there was a medium made for painting fireworks it is the airbrush. Samantha Fields has perfected the art with her large canvases of rockets, explosions and glitter.
Samantha Fields, 4th #2, 2013
Samantha Fields, San Fernando, 2014
Samantha Fields, 4th #3, 2013
Samantha Fields, Cypress Park #2, 2013
Samantha Fields, Cypress Park #4, 2013
Samantha Fields, Mt. Washington Nocturne, 2013
Samantha Fields, Leitmotif: Cypress Park, 2014
The wonderful group We Make Carpets do just that, out of all sorts of everyday materials. This is their carpet made from fireworks, and here you can see it in action!
