Consumed by FireConsumed by Fire Travelers driving through the Great Plains of the Midwest may be shocked to see massive acreages of the landscape on fire each spring. These burns are prescribed and managed in order to rejuvenate the prairies, imitating the lightning strikes and fires that maintained the grasslands in the past. Many ecosystems native to the area depended upon periodic fires to suppress invasive plants and to ensure the long-term survival of native species. Louis Copt A contemporary artist and teacher in the heart of the MIdwest who has intensely focused on the seasonal burning of the Flint Hills in Kansas, is Lois Copt. From his website, https://www.louiscopt.com: "Copt is fascinated by the challenge of capturing the force of nature as the fires race across the prairie renewing the landscape for yet another season." Copt has been featured in multiple national art magazines, received many awards and shown his work across the country. He is well known for his dedication to the prairie landscape and his commitment to teaching.
Yeqiang Wang Contemporary artist, Ye Wang received his BFA from Sichuan Institute of Fine Arts in Chongqing China and his MFA from the School of Visual Arts at the University of Windsor in Canada, before coming to the United States. He currently teaches as Associate Professor of Art at Washburn University in Topeka, KS. He has participated in numerous juried exhibitions throughout the world receiving top honors.
A Gallery of Paintings from Historical Masters This selection of paintings comes from many countries and portrays fire in all its forms, from a warming, subdued campfire to raging forest wildfires.
Here are two additional contemporary interpretations, one by a member of The Artist's Road:
We hope that this small gallery of fire paintings has inspired you to consider fire as a powerful and interesting subject for your next painting.
There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke. |
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