Today I came across the work of artist Rosemarie Fiore who seems frequently compelled to visualize the energy and patterns generated by mechanical objects, from windshield wipers to lawnmowers and waffle irons. The large scale pieces that make up the "Scrambler Drawings" series track the motion of a Scrambler (the often puke-inducing fair ride) which Fiore customized to dispense paint through the bottom of its seats as it rotated.
Fiore's more recent "Pyrotechnics" drawings (one of which graced the cover of Flaunt) capture the trace of different fireworks as they under go a guided explosion of sorts across the canvas, resulting in mesmerizing, dimensional images. In this way Fiore makes an ephemeral event permanent through a clever and yet almost head-slappingly simple technique: she allows the fireworks to be not only the subject, but also the medium.
"Good-Time Mix Machine: Scramble Drawings" 2004
"Firework Drawing #7" 2009
"Pyrotechnics" Process Photo, 2009
"Waffle Iron Painting #10" 2000
Browse Rosemarie Fiore's complete work here: http://www.rosemariefiore.com