“I wish you could know”Firefighting

Overview

My exhibit starts with the dream of being a firefighter, with a boy looking up to a fellow firefighter. The next slides portray the life of a firefighter waiting at the hall for a call. Slide 6 shows a call was dispatched and fire trucks are heading to the scene. Slides 7-24 indicate a working fire, and in chronological order show from stage to stage of what may go on during the call. I found that the artist Paul Walsh was the most detailed and realistic artist I came across. The exhibit is mostly of his work, with a few others included. The detail of the fire and what they experience during the call. The dangers of “Hell on Earth” describe the theme of “I wish you could know.” The background of each slide is to resemble the fire-like atmosphere. With a glow near the bottom to complete darkness resembling the smoke to the ceiling.

A Little Boy’s Dream. Bill Bresnan. Giclee´ on stretched canvas: 18" x 23"

When I Grow Up. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 11x14

Hanging out in the firehouse kitchen. Bill Bresnan. Giclee´ on stretched canvas: 18" x 23"

“FDNY Engine 88 & Ladder 38”Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 16x20

Fire on Leonard Street. Bill Bresnan. Giclee´ on stretched canvas: 18" x 24"

Tower Assault Ladder Company 44. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 11x14

'Going into Smoke. Vicky Stonebridge Acrylic painting, 27cm x 23cm on thick paper

Hoses Ready.Original Acrylic painting, 33cm x 50cm on thick paper

Outside Roof. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 11x14

“PFD at Work” Walter G. Bublé painting print 24x32

"Firefighters", Linda Medders-Jackson, painting, 2008.

The Tip. Paul Walsh. 11x14. Oil on canvas.

Devils Doorway. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 11x14

Devils Stairway. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 24x36.

Devils Doorway 2. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 11x14

Going to work. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 22x28

The Fire Floor. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 11x14

Devils Hideout. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 11x14

In the Belly of the Beast. Bill Bresnan Giclee´ on stretched canvas: 18" x 24"

Peck Slip Collapse. Bill Bresnan. Giclee´ on stretched canvas. 14x17

Firefighter/Guardian Angel. Jim Murphy. Airbrush on canvas. 48x60

A Second Chance. Bill Bresnan. Giclee´ on stretched canvas: 18" x 23

Symbols of Heroism. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 11x14

Engine 10. Paul Walsh. Oil on canvas. 11x14

Flagraising by Fireman NYC. Pam Dull. Oil on canvas

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