Hello friends!
I've always admired the art of painting on water. Get a very beautiful picture. Today I will introduce you to the contemporary artist of Istanbul Garip Ay. I will present some of the artist's works.
Garip Ay was born in 1984. First, I graduated from high school, then the University Mimar Sinan in Istanbul. Now he lives and works in Istanbul.
Garip is invited to various international exhibitions. His works are already familiar to many in the world.
Learning to draw on water means to understand the language of what constitutes the basis of all living things - water. EBRU-it's very simple and difficult at the same time. Water is your true friend from the first attempt, your mirror, the barometer of the soul. Every picture is a picture of the moment in which there is you, the universe and water... Having started this communication with water once, with each step you gain a deeper understanding of the world and find yourself…
Ebru is more than art. The dancing figure, a quiet melody... It is the simplicity of water, festivity of colors, feelings of the artist, the perfection of nature and the divine uniqueness connected together.
Ebru - a way of expression, which never loses its mystical charm from the moment of conception until the appearance of images on paper.
Van Gogh in the performance of Garip Ay.
Ebru-the art of paper processing, called " Turkish marble." Initially image of the is done on water, and then conveyed on paper or fabric. The oldest of Ebru's famous paintings was created in the 11th century. But the perfection of the image that has come down to us allows us to conclude that by the 11th century the technique of Ebru has already reached perfection, which means that art appeared much earlier than the famous picture.
Turkey supports cultural traditions. Many masters practice in this direction. The history of Ebru is shrouded in mystery. It is difficult even to tell in what century it appeared. The oldest of the found paintings dates back to the XI century, but art historians argue that this picture was painted in conditions when art was already honed, and therefore appeared much earlier than the image itself. It is also impossible to determine where exactly the Ebru was born: whether in India, whether in Persia, or in the Bukhara khanate, or somewhere else in the East. The only fact is not in doubt: Ebru is a characteristic Oriental art with its smoothness and meditative, the need to have patience and subtlety of movement.
You can always try to learn how to draw on the water.
If you are not going to engage in Ebru professionally, and only want to amuse yourself and diversify your life a little, you should find out what colors are suitable for home use.
Make them easy. Will need diluent and oil paint. Take the colors that you like and in separate containers with a thinner bring them to a liquid state.
Now consider how to make a liquid on which we will draw. For these purposes, you will need starch. Dilute it in normal water to a liquid paste. This will be our basis for drawing.
In book graphics conceived technique used Akkase Ebru-overlay on the same paper several layers of paint, as the sheet dries. Gradually the paint becomes more and more, the ornament changes, the result can be very interesting. After the work is dry, they are additionally applied some graphic elements, thereby emphasizing the originality of the technique.
And now most importantly: how to properly stir the paint to make a picture. Take a bowl with a wide surface. The wider the surface, the more you get the picture.
Pour into the prepared dishes paste and store it with some paint. Thin brush begin to move the paint so as to get the ornament. You can start with the simplest of stains and spots. Then complicate the picture by adding the edges of the flowers, peacock feathers. In addition to the brush, you can connect and other tools in the form of spoons, spatulas, etc.
It is necessary to be ready that the result may not coincide with the image on the water, because the paint can melt under the influence of the flowing fluid and change the shape. Overall contour, of course, persist, but thin connoisseurs of beautiful the first time such enforcement can not satisfy. So focus on the implementation process, and the result will come in the course of training.
Plunging into the Ebru, you can discover the mystery of communication with water — changeable, iridescent, which is the basis of all life. The water in Ebru it is like a mirror, as a kind of barometer of the soul, reflecting the finest experiences which you yourself could not guess, until drops of paint on water is not formed in a special pattern, the mystery of which is clear only to you.
Be the wizards of your life!