

T-Radya, a street artist based in Yekaterinburg, Russia, dabbles in fire portraiture, creating images of fallen WWII soldiers with Molotov cocktails.

T-Radya, a street artist based in Yekaterinburg, Russia, dabbles in fire portraiture, creating images of fallen WWII soldiers with Molotov cocktails. He works and exhibits at an abandoned building in his hometown, which served as a hospital during The Great Patriotic War.

The process is simple:

1. Photographs are etched onto a wooden base



2. Bandages are applied in different densities to provide for different tones



3. Molotov cocktail is thrown



4. Canvas burns



5. Fire extinguishes



6. Bandages are removed and the portraits are hung



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And a few more images of T-Radya at work and the finished product….



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-ANGELA M.

@AngelaMelamud