Producer
Jim Kirchherr discovers the rare art of paper marbling - an old-fashioned way
of making decorative sheets for the inside covers of books. Curtis Finley of
Pacific, Missouri, is still one of the few people that marbles in his basement,
using many different techniques and styles including the popular peacock and
zebra designs. The St. Louis Mercantile Library at the University of Missouri even
held an exhibit exclusively for this art.
SOMEMORE VIDEOS …
PAPER
MARBLING BY HEIDI FINLEY
EBRU
ART
SEYIT UYGUR’S EBRU
A short
video about Paper Marbling, Suminigashi and Ebru, produced for a Graduate Class
at San Jose State University, by Susan Haufler-Foster, 2011.
Born in Greenwich Village, New York
City, 1962. Attended The Putney School. Currently lives in Brooklyn Heights.
Studio located in Lower Manhattan.
EMAIL -info@holtonrower.com
HOLTON ROWER’S POUR PAINTING – A VIDEO
THE
FOLLOWING VIDEO IS A COMPILATION OF ALL THE WORKS OF ROWER . HE USES PIPES ,
FAKE MONEY ROLLS , HAIR , ACRYLIC PAINTS , PLYWOOD , FISHING HOOKS , LOCKS
& KEYS , BOOKS , etc., TO MAKE HIS SCULPTURES & INSTALLATIONS.
(TAK is sorry if the quality of video suffers in a 'Full Screen' View)
Born
(1932) in New Jersey, Sapiro lives with his wife in Connecticut.
He
paints landscapes, still lives, and dreamscapes.
“Fascinated by ‘the moment when
natures fuses light and air, and creates a work of art’, Sapiro captures the
ethereal, spiritual, magical tones, light and mood of nature. In delicately and
subtly applied glazes, his images explore the moods of morning and evening on
marshes and rivers of the area. Still lifes evoke a sense of both mystery
and beauty in their hints at abstraction, and occasionally Sapiro takes on the
human figure with an eye for the exotic and arresting character. He has
published articles and books on clay form modeling methods, built his own
harpsichord, taught himself a high level of color photography and did his own
color processing. He has dabbled in inventing and in optics as well, all
the while, however, continuing to experiment with painting in watercolor and in
oil.”(antiquesandthearts.com)
MAURICE SAPIRO –
“ Painting, like life, is a journey. And, as with any journey, it’s the
people you meet along the way who leave the most lasting impressions. …”
Edgar Müller was born in Mülheim/Ruhr
on 10 July 1968. He grew up in the rural city of Straelen on the western edge
of Germany. His fascination with painting began in his childhood, with
paintings of rural scenes of Straelen.
Edgar went to the high school in the neighboring town of Geldern, where an
international competition of street painters took place. Inspired by the
transitory works of art which met him on his way to school, Edgar Müller
decided to enter the competition. He took part for the first time at the age of
16, going on to win the competition, aged 19, with a copy of the famous "Jesus
at Emmaus " (Caravaggio). In the years that followed, he entered many
other international competitions. Since 1998 Edgar Müller has held the title of
'maestro madonnari' (master street painter), born by only a few artists
worldwide. The title is awarded at the worlds largest street painting festival,
called The Grazie Festival, which is held in the small pilgrim town of Grazie
in Italy. Around the age of 25, Müller decided to devote himself completely to
street painting. He travelled all over Europe, making a living with his
transitory art. He gave workshops at schools and was a co-organizer and
committee member for various street painting festivals. Müller set up the first
(and so far only) Internet board for street painters in Germany - a forum
designed to promote solidarity between German and International street
painters.
For many years Edgar Müller presented people the great works of old masters,
drawing his perfect copies at the observers feet. Müller invited his audience
to share his fascination with the old masters art, helping them to gain an in
depth understanding of the old masters view of the world.
Despite attending courses with well-known artists and extensive studies in the
field of communication design, Edgar is actually an autodidact. He is always
looking for new forms through which to express himself. Inspired by
three-dimensional illusion paintings (particularly by the works of Kurt Wenner
and Julian Beever) he is now pursuing this new art form and creating his own
style.
Because of his grounding in traditional painting and modern communication,
Müller uses a more simple and graphic language for his art. He paints over
large areas of urban public life and gives them a new appearance, thereby
challenging the perceptions of passers-by. The observer becomes a part of the
new scenery offered. While going about their daily life, people change the
painting's statement just by passing through the scene.
‘Holland House Candles’ was established in 1974 on
Windmill Island, in Holland, Michigan (U.S.A.). The ‘Dutch Garden candles’ are
what makes them well-known , for the unique Holland theme they represent .
The Holland House says that they are a small business,
and they keep it that way intentionally so that their quality is not
compromised and they can be proud of every candle they sell.They have developed a wide
variety of original designs that are unparalleled in the candle world. Each of their
Candle Artisans usually apprentice for a year or more before their creations
are offered for full-price.
(TO THE RIGHT) VALERIE - OWNER OF 'HOLLAND HOUSE CANDLES'
ADDRESS
Holland House Candles , Dutch Village ,12350 James St. ,Holland,
MI 49424 .
EMAIL - sales@hollandhousecandles.com
USA (Toll Free) – (800) 238-8467
OUTSIDE USA – (616) 398-8980
– Day , (616) 738-8674 – Evening
THE
FOLLOWING IS THEIR VIDEO ON ‘CANDLE CARVING’ .
These candles come in a
multitude of colors, and each candle has six different designs displayed on
each of its six panels. These designs which are Trademarked include the
windmill, tulips, hummingbird, butterfly, fantasy flower and swan.
SOMEMORE
VIDEOS ON 'CANDLE CARVING' BY VARIOUS ARTISTS
This Video is
by John Strell from 'www.candlefun.com' (USA) . Email - johnstrell@gmail.com
Fabian Oefner (born 1984,
Switzerland) is a curious investigator, photographer and artist, whose work
moves between the fields of art and science. He is on a mission to harness
elemental forms of natural phenomena and capture them in the most stunning way possible.
His aim is to present the unseen and poetic facets of our natural world and to
invite us to stop for a moment and appreciate the magic that constantly
surrounds us.
Oefner`s work has been featured in internationally
renowned print and online media such as New Scientist, FOCUS, Wired, Huffington
Post and BBC Online. His photographs have been exhibited in Switzerland and
Brazil and are part of several private collections around the globe. Besides
that, he has been commissioned by influential
international brands to collaborate on campaigns and art projects.
Fabian – “ What you see on
these images are color pigments dancing on a speaker. By placing the
pigments on a speaker and then playing music through it, the membrane of the
speaker starts to vibrate, creating these funny looking figures. To capture the
very moment, in which the pigments are lifted into the air, a microphone was
attached to the flash system. Like this everytime the micro picks up a sound,
it triggers the flashes.”
BLACK HOLE
Paint
In Motion
Fabian – “ ‘Black Hole’ is a series
of images, which shows paint modeled by centripetal force. The setup is very
simple: Various shades of acrylic paint are dripped onto a metallic rod, which
is connected to a drill. When switched on, the paint starts to move away from
the rod, creating these amazing looking structures. The motion of the paint
happens in a blink of an eye, the images you see are taken only millisecond
after the drill was turned on. To capture the moment, where the paint forms
that distinctive shape, I connected a sensor to the drill, which sends an
impulse to the flashes. These specialized units are capable of creating flashes
as short as a 1/40000 of a second, freezing the motion of the paint.”
IRIDIENT
Bursting
Soap Bubbles
Fabian – “ Captured with High Speed
Flash Units, the images show soap bubbles in the moment of bursting. In the
first few images, you can still see the bubbles intact, few instants after
their creation. In the last pictures, you see how the thin film of soap starts
to dissapear, leaving behind countless tiny drops of soap water.”
VANISHING BEAUTY
Bursting Balloons Filled With Corn Starch
Fabian – “ What seems to be a cotton
blossom at first sight, is a very short-lived structure in reality. it is a
bursting ballon filled with corn starch. for a tiny amount of time, the starch
still keeps the shape of the balloon, forming this blossom-like structure,
before it collapses.”
MILLEFIORI
Ferrofluid Mixed With Water Colors
Fabian – “The shapes, you see in
these image are about the size of a thumbnail. They are created by mixing
ferrofluid with water color and putting it into a magnetic field.
Ferrofluid is a magnetic solution with a viscosity similar to motor oil. When
put under a magnetic field, the iron particles in the solution start to
rearrange, forming the black channels and separating the water colors from the
ferrofluid. The result are these peculiar looking structures.”
NEBULAE
Outer Space In Studio
Fabian
– “ What might look like a giant nebula or a distant galaxy at first glance, is
in reality the glowing ends of a fibre glass lamp. The images were created
by taking long-time exposures of several fibre glass lamps (exactly, those
ugly-looking lamps, that were extremely popular in the 90`s) moving around in a
darkened room. Afterwards, severeal images were multiplied in photoshop to
achieve the density of such a structure. What I personally like about this
project is how you can create an illusionist space with such simple means, that
are familiar to everybody.”
HATCH
Fabian
– “ The series of images was inspired by a picture of a hatching chick. I
tought why not making a series showing the hatching of a manufactured product.
As if it was not being manufactured but born. That would look familiar
and peculiar at the same time. Thats why I came up with the hatching of the
car.So I first had to make a latex mold from a model car. Then
I poured a thin layer of gypsum into the mold to create the shell. This was
followed by the most exhausting part of the project. I smashed the gypsum shell
onto the model car several dozens of time before I got the images I wanted.
that was quite a challenge since one had to tidy up after every image and
create a new shell. But I think the final results were reward enough.”
SHOOTOUT
Bursting
Soda Cans And Light Bulbs
Fabian
– “These images were created with the aid of an air gun. The cans were placed
in a small studio assembly and then shot from the right side. To capture the
very moment, where the projectile hits the can, a microphone was connected to
several custom-made high-speed flashes. As soon as the gun triggered, the micro
caught that sound and sent an electronic impulse to the flashes to trigger
them. The same principles were used to take the images of the bursting light
bulbs.”
DISINTEGRATING
Spectacular Car Photography
Fabian – “This is an on-going series of images
showing cars disintegrating. What you see is not a cg image. If you would like
to know more about the creation of the images, please visit my blog on 500px.com .”
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