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SERIES Suminagashi - On the surface of the water The origin and development of a special artistic technique called Suminagashi, or “ink floating”, was practiced in Japan as early as the 12th century. “Delicate swirled patterns were produced on paper when colors of ink were floated on the surface of the water. The artist would drop circles of black and indigo blue ink into the water, then blow gently on the surface of the water to produce smoke-like patterns. Marbling later became popular with members of the Japanese royal court. They used a slightly different technique to produce Suminagashi. They would decorate the paper with Sumi-ink then immerse the paper in water. As the inks floated to the surface, beautiful patterns would appear.” (…) “The art of marbling spread throughout Europe and by the 17th century, Spain, England, France, Germany, Holland, and Italy produced marbled papers. However, few people knew how to marble paper and marblers were reluctant to share their knowledge. Various formulas and marbling techniques became guarded secrets. As demand for marbled paper grew, marble guilds were introduced. Master marblers trained apprentices in the various techniques, being careful not to share secret formulas and techniques. (Maurer-Mathison, Diane, 1991) Marbling techniques in Europe were linked to editorial production by adding at the beginning and end of the most prestigious and elaborate books. In this series I experiment and combine this technique with historical variations, changing elements or composition of the paints and pigments. This work is the second and last image printed from a previous painting on water. Works on paper can only be printed once, so they are one-of-a-kind originals. The elements, although similar in the second (and last), will never have the same arrangement as the paper has captured. It’s a monoprint.
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Oil on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:6.7 W x 8.7 H x 0 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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Beatriz GlezSa is an interdisciplinary eco-artist. Recently diagnosed with ASD (before called Asperger's). Researcher, writer, visual artist; creative, and art director. Art teacher/coach. She graduated in Fine Arts (BFA+MFA) from Barcelona University (UB). MA(Ed) Secondary Education (UPC), M.A studies in Art therapy and (B.A) Psychology (UNED). She was awarded a scholarship to study Photography at Nottingham Trent University (UK). She obtained the European “Leonardo Da Vinci” grant for professional training in the UK. She has been working on using art with Alzheimer's patients. Ecology together with the transformation and its many nuances, Ecology, the importance of art in health, the development of art and creativity in education, ecology, identity, illness and resilience, trauma, science, cultural representations, and other social matters are often reviewed in her work. Guest Artist in Fotográfica Bogotá 2019 - (FotoMuseo). Artworks series part of the permanent collection of National Museum of Photography of Colombia. Her work has been internationally awarded and published in magazines and books. + info: https://linktr.ee/BeatrizGlezSa
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