THE BURNNG MAN ART PROCESS: FACTS

[LadyBeeSF]

All the info there is about our art process is on our website here:

http://www.burningman.com/themecamps_in ... index.html

Please click on all the links.

To see essays and images by twenty artists who have received grants over the years. check out the Burning Man section of Leonardo Journal:

http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leo ... ngman.html

If you're interested in our philosophy about art, and related topics, see
http://www.burningman.com/art_of_burningman/ .

I hope people will take the time to read about our process; I think it will
clear up a lot of misconceptions. I know this is a lot to read, and we are working on a short version of our process which will feature only bullet points. Watch the JRS and website for that.

[thinkcooper]

LadyBee, thank you for your contributions to outsider art. It's remarkable to see the Leonardo Journal projects, they make me smile. BM deserves to be proud of the canvas it's provided and what it has helped produce. Any chance of viewing a detailed list of projects you've granted to over the years?

[LadyBeeSF]

BURNING MAN GRANT HISTORY


The grant program was started in 1999. Prior to that we funded a few projects each year, starting in 1996, including:

1996: HELCO by Seemen, John Law and crew
The City of Dis by Pepe Ozan
1997: Temporal Decomposition by Jim Mason
Bone Tower by Michael Christian
Daughters of Ishtar by Pepe Ozan
1998: Nebulous Entity by Michael Christian, Aaron Wolf Baum and crew
Temple of Rudra by Pepe Ozan

1999: WHEEL OF TIME 18 grants

La Mystere de Papa Loko by Pepe Ozan
Industrial Strip Mall by Kal Spelletich
The Bone Tree by Dana Albany
Orbit One by Michael Christian
L2K Ring byTim Black
Orbicular Affect by Chris Campbell
End of Millenium Machines by Christian Ristow
Small After All World by LA Cacophony
Fertility Sundial by Lisa Nigro
Electrobot by Austin Richards
Futuura Deluxe Bubble Fountain and Porta Temple by Steven Raspa and Aaron Wolf Baum
Rome Built In A Day by Mark McGothigan
Burial in Space by Woodpussy
Two by Steve Heck
Time Chimes by Michael Zelner and Suki O’Kane
Impotence Compensation Project (Fire Cannons) by Jim Mason
Pyramid Camera Obscura by Chris de Moneterey

2000: THE BODY 26 grants

Laser Man by Russell Wilcox
Phallus of the Man and Yoni Gate by Pepe Ozan
WindPipes by Michael Christian
Ribcage by Jenne Giles and Philip Bonham
Draka the Dragon by Lisa Nigro
The Hearth by Charlie Smith and Syd Klinge
Coalita by Finley Fryer
Anus By Davy Normal
Molten Iron Erupts in the Heart of the Man by the Crucible
Tesla Coil by Kelek Stevenson
Dr. Megavolt by Austin Richards
Body of Knowledge by Dana Albany
L2K Ring by Tim Black
Stock Market Puppets by Jim Mason
ICP/Fire Cannons by Jim Mason
Endless by Tomi Paasonen and KunstStoff Dance Theater
Illumination Project # 15 by Charles Gadekan
Fire in the Belly by Susan Glover
Faces of Man by Dan Das Mann
Body Cartography by y Olive Beiringa and Body Cartography
Dragon Smelter by Dan Macciarini
Chromazoom by Robert Burke
The Rock by Zachary Cofffin
Earz by Yuri Schultz
Spin by Christopher Schardt

2001: THE SEVEN AGES 30 grants

The Cradle by Deirdre de Franceaux and Jann Nunn
Primal Mother by Lisa Nigro
Chamber of Creation by Susan Glover and John Wilson
Black Madonnas by Annie Hallatt
Flock by Michael Christian
Ziggurat by Lewis Zaumeyer
Cyclecide Bike Carnival by Jericho Reese and the Bike Rodeo
Spinnin’ Anemone Carousel by the Manatee Love Society
Play Plane Crash Ground by Kezia Zichichi
Plastic Chapel by Finley Fryer
Hearth by Charlie Smith
Interactive Love by Gary Mann
Wedding Chariot by Jim Mason
Grid by Russell Wilcox
Arena by Peri Pfeninger
Triumph of Sisyphus by Kal Spelletich
Spinning Rock by Zachary Coffin
Fire Cannons by Alexander Rose
Luminator by Troy Van Berry
Maze by Todd Dworman
Monkey Temple by Tony Rousmaniere
The Hanged One by David Biggs
Temple of Memory by David Best
Fire Grid by Lee Chubb
Afterlife By Radiant Atmospheres
Mothomorphosis by the Mystic Krewe of Satyrs
Mandala by Jenne Giles
Illumination Project by Charles Gadekan
Bone Tree by Gregory Logsdon
Draka the Dragon by Lisa Nigro/Thomas Seppe


2002 : THE FLOATING WORLD 34 grants

Linguistic Islands by Travis Ortiz
Hippocampus by Mardi Storm
Neon Squid by Jerry Matheny
Floating Bubble by Myk Henry
You Are my Zooplankton by Susan Robb
Playa Pearls by Fritz Liebhardt
Fish Tales by Annie Hallatt
Snail by Teiwaz
Carpal Tunnel by Robert Carlson
New World by Daniel Watts
Playland by Marshall Virello
Café Portal by Finley Fryer
Grotto Light by David Biggs
Ship to Ship byTim Black
Aural Reef by Carl Tietze abd the WooWoo Field
Laser Beacon by Russell Wilcox
Leviathan by Radiant Atmospheres
Baleana Delubrum by Joey Bard and Danya Parkinsons
Creature of the Deep by the Madagascar Institute
Ze Arc by Justin Rodda
Fire Island by the Flaming Lotus Girls
Sirens by Deirdre de Franceaux
Nausts (Directional Vessels of Fire) by Charlie Smith
Temple of WaterBoy by Marque Cornblatt
The Whale by Tom Kennedy
Lotus Land by Paul Cesewski and Jenne Giles
Lily Pond by Jeremy Lutes
Egeria by Kiki Pettit
ThermoKraken by THERM
La Contessa by Simon Cheffins, Mateo and Xtra Acton Marching Band
Anas Vulcanus by Aaron Muzalski
Ark of the Nereids by Pepe Ozan
The Temple of Joy by David Best
Cupola Compass by Jenne Giles

2003: BEYOND BELIEF 32 grants

1337 HeartATacALac by Cassandra Marshall
Burning Earth Glass Studio by Chico Raskey
Carousel Numinous by Jenny Bird and John Mosbaugh
Cleavage in Space by Rosanna Scimeca
Cult of St. Elmo by Austin Richards
Burning Greymen by DADARA
Egeria by Kiki Pettit
Eyes of Gawd by Jim Bowers
Spheres of Transformation by Dan Cohn and David Kitts
Hand of God by the Flaming Lotus Girls
Jabberwock by Glenn Grillo
Johnny on the Spot by Saul Melman
Klimax by Michael Christian
Labyrinth by Todd Dworman
Moving Hand of God by Mark Davis
Omphalus by Annie Hallatt
Pillar of Fire by Nate Smith
Ramayana by the Fabulous Monsters
Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir
Rime of the Ancient Mariner (La Contessa) by Simon Cheffins, Mateo, Xtra Action Marching Band and Hal Robbins
Origin by Russell Wilcox
Satyrs Bacchanal by the Mystic Krewe of Satyrs
Spirata Luminosa by Roger Carr
Tear Drop by John Ricker
Temple of the Man shrines by Dana Albany
Temple of Chance by Lewis Zaumeyer
Temple of Gravity by Zachary Coffin
Temple of Honor by David Best
ThermoKraken by THERM
Voice of Fire by Tim Black
Vision X by Don Solloway
Yantra by Chris Schardt

2004: VAULT OF HEAVEN 28 grants

ANNE HALLATT - SPIRAL EYE
CARTER EMMART & LEO VILLAREAL- BOK GLOBULE
CHICO RASKEY - RISE AND RETURN
CHRIST SCHARDT & BETTY RAY - NEBULA
DAVID BEST - TEMPLE OF DREAMS
DAVID BIGGS - CONSTELLATIONS
DAVID KITTS- SOLAR SYSTEM
DJ DUNKLE- COSMIC DANCE
EMILY TRUTT - WHITE NOISE
ERIK POULSON - MACROCOSMIC MICROCOSM
FLAMING LOTUS GIRLS - SEVEN SISTERS
JIM BOWERS - EYES OF GAWD
JIM BOWERS - TERRASPHERE
KATE RAUDENBUSH - OBSERVER / OBSERVED
LARS LIDEN - GRAVITY BOWL
LOGAN TAUTENHAHN- CHASM
LUKE EGAN/INFLATABLE SYSTEMS - CRASHED STAR
NATE SMITH - FIRE VORTEX
NICOLE ZLONIKOFF - TWINKLETOES
MICHAEL CHRISTIAN - CELLESTIAL BODY
PAUL CESEWSKI - STAR WHEEL
PETER HUDSON - DEEPER UNDERSTANDING
ROBERT BURKE – THE END
RUSSELL WILCOX - VAX
SAUL MELMAN - JADU BETA
TIM BLACK – OPTICAL ACOUSTICS
TODD DWORMAN - LABYRINTH
TODD ROWAN - STELLAR CRAFT


(Out of respect for the artists, we do not include the grant amounts, which are considered income).

[LadyBeeSF]

that you can view images of these in two ways:

1. Go to the image gallery http://images.burningman.com/, select the year of the project and enter the name of the installation in the search box

2. Go to the Art Installations page: http://www.burningman.com/themecamps_in ... index.html, scroll down the sidebar to Art Installation Archive, pick the year and click on "theme art installations." Find the project by name and you'll also find an email contact for the artist.

LBee