The Art of Spray Foam

Spray Foam Magazine – Summer Issue 2021 – Spray foam has gone pop-art-cool with a surge of views and followers on TikTok, and it’s going viral on several other social media platforms, including Instagram and YouTube. People are spraying this new interior design fashion around planters, benches, mirrors, tables, shelves and transforming normal looking household décor into something fun. By adding a little neon on pastel paint of the foam, they are adding a whimsical cartoonish feel to these everyday items.

DIY enthusiasts, as well as professional interior designers and artists, are showcasing these foam masterpieces and the demand for these bright bubbly pieces of furniture, décor and art are proving to be a big hit.

PLANTER: Alt Haus is an interior design, furniture and home goods store in Saskatoon, Canada, run by mural artist Jo Van and interior designer Miranda Young. These designers were having a tough time finding cool hanging planters for their house, so they decided to use some store-bought hanging planters and cover them in Great Stuff Gaps & Cracks Insulating Foam Sealant.

MIRROR: The Flex Factory, based in Australia, got creative with modernizing old mirrors into new funky pop art mirrors which proved very popular with their customers. The Flex Factory used spray foam so that they could carve, shape, sand, and finally paint the frames. They added a chunky chain from the hardware store and spray painted both the foam and the chain in bright colors.

MASKS: Jayce Wierzbicki is the owner and artist of Imaginarium Delirium in Fort Worth, TX. A self-taught artist, Wierzbicki specializes in sculpting spray foam to create pop-culture masks.

These masks are all made out of various objects and Great Stuff Big Gap Filler Insulating Foam. After sculpting the foam, Wierzbicki then painted them by hand with acrylic and applied a resin to finish.

The masks have been used in productions, music videos, photoshoots, and conventions. Through commissions Wierzbicki was able to quit his day job and do these masks full time. “Some are just pure artwork, but every mask is hangable and wearable. They've gone further in the world than I ever have,” laughs Wierzbicki. (Follow along on Instagram: @imaginarium_delirium333)

CHAIR: Daniel Crosier is a visual artist with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (RMCAD). He currently paints murals, self-publishes comic books, and is the co-founder of DiNK Denver Independent Comics and Art Expo & Colorado Festival of Horror (COFOH).

In mid 2017, Collin Parson, the curator at the Arvada Center, in Arvada, CO, asked Crosier to participate in a charity event. Ikea donated chair kits for artists to make into art. Crosier and Parson joked about how to make it not be sittable. Crosier’s go to material is spray foam, which he uses to create texture for props and backdrops.

Crosier used runs of tape to guide the flow and built-up spray foam over a few days and ultimately stopped when he no longer recognized the chair element. He also added LEDs, to add to the ridiculousness. Crosier closes by saying, “The show was wonderful with many great pieces on display but mine was the only piece done with spray foam. My friend at the time, Elisa, ended up buying the piece and is now my girlfriend.

COSTUME/PHOTOGRAPHY: Jenny Fine is a fine art photographer who used spray foam to make this incredible costume for an immersive installation named Synchronized Swimmers which is now on view at Southeast Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, NC.

The oyster costumes, anemone, and shells included archival pigment print and Great Stuff Big Gap spray foam which was then painted. The scallop was an archival pigment print sprayed with Great Stuff Gaps & Cracks Insulating Foam, fabric, and paint. (Follow along with

Jenny on Instagram: @fannieamericus and at www.jennyfine.com)