Burning Man

Art on Fire

Jennifer Raiser

• Publisher: Race Point Publishing
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781937994372
• eBook ISBN: 9781627883931
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: Art General

Every August, tens of thousands of participants gather to celebrate artistic expression in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert. This vastly inhospitable location, called the playa, is the site of Burning Man, where, within a 9-mile fence, artists called Burners create a temporary city devoted to art and participation. Braving extreme elements, over two hundred wildly ambitious works of art are created and intended to delight, provoke, involve, or amaze. In 2013, over 68,000 people attended - the highest number ever allowed on the playa. As Burning Man has created new context, new categories of art have emerged since its inception, including Art to Ride, Collaborative Art, and of course, Art to Burn. Burning Man: Art on Fire is an authorized collection of some of the most stunning examples of Burning Man art. Experience the amazing sculptures, art, stories, and interviews from the world's greatest gathering of artists. Get lost in a rich gallery of images showcasing the best examples of playa art with 170 photos. Interviews with the artists reveal not only their motivation to create art specifically for Burning Man, but they also illuminate the dramatic efforts it took to create their pieces. Featuring the incredible photography of long-time Burning Man photographers, Sidney Erthal and Scott London, an introduction from Burning Man founder Larry Harvey, and a foreword from Will Chase, this stunning gift book allows Burners and enthusiasts alike to have a piece of Burning Man with them all year around.

INDEX

Entries in italics indicate photographs.

A

Abraxas 80, 80–81

Abundant Sugar 72

AfrikaBurn 20

Albany, Dana 13, 34

Alien Semaphore 126, 126–127

Alighieri, Dante 172

Altered State 29, 29

amaze, art to 22–53

Anders, Rebecca 101

Anglerfish, The 71, 71

Ardent Mobile Cloud Platform 195

Armoured Carp 64, 78

ARTery 18

Austin Flipside 192

B

BAAM team (Bad Asses of Administration and Management) 90

Babylon 112, 112, 122, 123, 123

Backer, Craig 63

Baker Beach, San Francisco 9, 19, 165

Baker, Ian 17, 18, 113, 171, 195

Barron, Melissa 143, 152

Bates, Tom 73

Bay Lights project 112, 199, 200

Beaverstock, Ian ‘Beave’ 15

Bell, Rob 24, 80

Bently, Chris 66–67

Beserker 56, 56

Best, David 89, 136–137, 140–143, 145, 149, 158

Bevans, Douglas 106–107

Big Rig Jig 23, 25, 25

Bike Arch 147

Black Rock City 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 55, 66, 68, 93, 101, 111, 112, 115, 128, 134, 136, 147, 148, 157, 160, 165, 172, 174, 177, 182, 191

Black Rock Desert 9, 20, 73

Black Rock FX 196–197

Blank, Harrod 56, 62–63

Bliss Dance 46, 46, 47, 98

Bomgaars, Wally 63

Bone Tree, The 12, 12, 34

Bottlecap ...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Epigraph
• Contents
• Foreword by Will Chase
• Introduction by Larry Harvey
• Preface by Jennifer Raiser
• Art to Amaze
• Mutant Craze
• Everyone Plays
• Silicon Rays
• Art to Praise
• Art Ablaze
• Disorient in the Desert by Leo Villareal
• About the Contributors
• Index
• Photography Credits
• Acknowledgments
• Dedication
• Copyright