Steven Spazuk, The Gas Mask Series
For the past 14 years, Steven Spazuk, a Canadian born artist, has perfected a technique called fumage, that allows him to use the flame of a candle or the flame of a torch as a pencil to create his paintings with trails of soot. Using various tools, he intuitively sculpt the plumes of soot left behind in response to the shapes that appear on the canvas.