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Burning Man, As A Form Of Art, At The 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party, Old Power Station, San Francisco, California

Tall Man
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A tall man made of wood stood near the entrance to the 2019 Burning Man Decompression Party. This man was constructed to resemble the man burned at the actual Burning Man event.


Burning Man external link As A Form Of Art external link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:10:11 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 27 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5896
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Held Up
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This burning man statue was held up using steel guy wires. These wires appeared to echo the wires holding up a power pole in the background.


Burning Man external link As A Form Of Art external link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:10:33 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 27 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5898
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The Head
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The head of the burning man statue was created using a wooden lattice covered in paper. That technique caused the head to resemble a shoji screen.


Burning Man external link As A Form Of Art external link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:10:49 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 27 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5899
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Torso And Arms
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The torso of the burning man statue was created from hoops of wood. The arms were created by bending thin strips of wood over a central core.


Burning Man external link As A Form Of Art external link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:10:50 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 27 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5900
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The Legs
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The legs, like the arms, were created by bending thin strips of wood over a central core. Notice that this burning man statue lacked hands.


Burning Man external link As A Form Of Art external link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:10:52 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 27 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5901
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Artificial Flames
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This statue could not be burned near crowds of people. Instead, the base of the statue was surrounded by fake flames. Those flames hid lights used to illuminate the statue at night.


Burning Man external link As A Form Of Art external link   •  At The 2019 Burning Man external link external link   •  Decompression Party external link   •  The Ngr Potrero Generating Station external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 16:10:57 Saturday 19 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 27 March 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_5902
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