The beauty of ‘Water Art’

28 June 2011

 The beauty of ‘Water Art’ 

Water is quite amazing to watch, whether it is a tremendous waterfall, a rippling brook or a crashing wave, it can often stop us in our tracks to marvel at the wonderful movement, power and serenity of natures greatest gift. Many people paint pictures of water, the ocean etc but using water to make art is quite an amazing talent. The Huffington Post www.huffingtonpost.com wrote a story of an unknown artist demonstrating the beautiful ancient Turkish art of Ebru (paper marbling). Using water and pigment, the artist is able to produce spectacular works of art particularly shown in the demonstration. He deposited drops of blue color to form the background followed by multi-colored circles which were manipulated into the recognizable shapes of flowers and leaves. Finally, the design was transferred onto a piece of paper and left to dry. Water is a wonderful commodity to use for art, work and obviously for the health benefits. Pure Eau provides all the pure water you can drink for optimum health by using water which has been through the process of reverse osmosis ensuring our water coolers and water filters provide you with all the water you can drink.
The art of marbling (or marbleizing) was started in the 1100's, either in Turkey or Persia. Mainly used for decorative purposes, they were also often used as a background for official documents and signatures, to prevent erasure and forgery. The art was taken to Western Europe by the crusaders, and by the 1600's, France and the Netherlands had become well known for the quality of their papers. Their marbling became an essential part of bookbinding, with the papers being placed on the inside covers of all fine books, which is still one of the main uses of marbling today. For centuries, the marblers often had to do their work at night in secret laboratories, behind locked doors to stop copying taking place. Even then, most apprentices weren't trusted with all the marbling formulas until they were into their 30's or 40's. Marbling is a fairly cheap art form. Supplies aren't nearly as expensive as those needed for many other arts. It can be done in a garage or a small art studio or work room, or even (on a small scale) in a kitchen. Besides bookbinding, marbled papers can be used for picture framing, placemats, note cards, desk sets, collages, origami, lampshades, and for covering just about anything such as boxes and cans. This is a wonderful way of recycling. We at Pure Eau are very conscious of the way we treat our planet which is why our water coolers and water filters do their bit to keep you hydrated without cluttering up the environment!   
Marbling on fabric was never very satisfactory until recent years and could not withstand washing. Now, though, fine marbling can be done just as easily on cloth as on paper with these new paints, and the colours are much more vivid and brilliant and long-lasting than ever in the past. The best fabrics to use are natural fibres, such as cotton and silk, since they will absorb the colour better than artificial fibres. Traditional marbling works best on a flat surface such as paper or cloth, or even leather, smooth wood, or flat tiles, since the object has to be laid into a shallow tank of floating colours. Water has many benefits which is why we love it at Pure Eau – nature at its best or a natural water filter. We believe that the simple things in life often work the best which is why our water is as natural as possible to aid health, so our water coolers and water filters only produce pure water, with contaminants and toxins removed. 

Articles Links

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pure water http://www.pure-eau.co.uk/benefits/crystal-clear.cfm
water coolers http://www.pure-eau.co.uk/water-coolers.cfm
reverse osmosis http://www.pure-eau.co.uk/the-process.cfm
water filter http://www.pure-eau.co.uk/water-filter.cfm

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