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# Painting With Bullets
Military Folk Art by Matthew Stromberg

By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-07-05 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-american-art-form-uzis-and-explosives
References: [connectsavannah](http://www.connectsavannah.com/gyrobase/Content?imageIndex=5&oid=oid:8558)

If you are wandering around [Savannah Georgia's College of Art and Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loxo-chair) and see a gunman, call your art broker. Matthew Stromberg shoots aluminum box panels with sub machine guns. He convinced the higher ups to let him use â€œenergetic materialsâ€ as a media- college speak for [high explosives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cold-war-museum-regan-vest). Stromberg blasts away at some fancy metal with an SWD M11/9 and then hangs the stuff and [calls it art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-anthony-smith). He also creates art with Thermite, ANFO, C4, and solid rocket fuel. Yeah, it's earth shattering and sure to be very popular with gun toting, gun loving America.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.5/10
- Popularity: 25% | Activity: 73% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

[Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern)

## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Explosive Art:** Disruptive opportunity: Explore the use of energetic materials as a unique medium for artistic expression.
- **Weaponized Creativity:** Disruptive opportunity: Combine firearms and artistic techniques to create unconventional and attention-grabbing artwork.
- **Military-inspired Art:** Disruptive opportunity: Tap into the fascination with military aesthetics to create provocative and thought-provoking art pieces.

### Where This Applies

- **Art:** Disruptive opportunity: Embrace unconventional materials and techniques to push the boundaries of traditional art forms.
- **Weapons Manufacturing:** Disruptive opportunity: Collaborate with artists to explore the intersection of weapon design and artistic expression, creating unique and visually striking firearms.
- **Art Galleries:** Disruptive opportunity: Curate exhibitions that showcase controversial and unconventional artistic practices, attracting a diverse audience and sparking conversations about the boundaries of art.

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