Water droplets filled with nanoparticles leave behind deposits as they evaporate. Like a coffee ring, particles in the evaporating droplet tend to gather at the drop’s edge (left). As the Keep reading
Tag: art
Kinetic Sculptures by Anthony Howe
These mesmerizing kinetic sculptures built by Anthony Howe are entirely wind-driven. It’s not necessarily apparent in these images, but these sculptures are several meters tall and weigh hundreds of kilograms, Keep reading
“Stream”
Roman De Giuli’s short film “Stream” explores a macro world of color and flow, with a few glimpses behind-the-scenes at how the visuals get made. The artistic canvas here is Keep reading
“Geodaehan”
In “Geodaehan” Roman De Giuli’s macro fluid art mimics massive landscapes. The film takes us over deltas, rivers, glaciers, and landslides. Some look like earthbound locations, others look like something Keep reading
“Liquid Skies”
“Liquid Skies” by Roman De Giuli is full of colorful but nebulous fluid imagery. The visuals consist of liquids like paint, ink, and alcohol filmed in macro atop paper. You Keep reading
“Colors”
Paint, soap, bleach, oil, and oat milk combine to create the gorgeous colorscapes of Thomas Blanchard’s short film “Colors”. Watch as droplets burst and waves of color flow past. It’s Keep reading
Painting on Water With Ebru
Ebru is the South West Asian art of painting atop water, similar to suminagashi in Japan or paper marbling in European culture. This video takes you inside the studio of Keep reading
“Waves”
The “Waves” installation by artist Daniel Palacios appears deceptively simple, just a rope mounted between two motors. But once the motors start spinning, it is anything but. The installation shifts Keep reading
Alien Eggs? A Virus?
Nope, they’re hydrogel beads! The team at Chemical Bouillon seem to have once again coated them in something like paint before placing them in water. As the gel beads absorb Keep reading
“As Above”
In Roman Hill’s “As Above,” we see expansive celestial landscapes: nebulae, the corona of a star, and expanding interstellar dust clouds. Except, in reality, we are watching fluids undergoing a Keep reading