Popular in Turkey and parts of Asia, ebru is a unique form of painting that swaps a canvas for a liquid-filled pan that’s sprinkled and splattered with vibrant colored pigments. Using specialized tools, unique patterns can be created by carefully mixing the floating pigments through a process that might be even more satisfying than the resulting artwork.
Once a pattern has been perfected, the pigments are transferred to a blank canvas by simply dunking it face down into the mixture, producing a permanent piece that more often than not looks like an expensive marble. But I’m less interested in the final product, which probably takes a lot more skill and patience than I have to perfect. I just want to spend the rest of my days as stress-free as possible, dribbling paints and smearing colors. It’s like finger painting for adults.
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El martes 3 de abril me dirigí hacía el antiguo Barrio Yungay.
Un hombre en situación de calle me pidió una foto, antes de que se la tomara se arregló un poco el cabello y miró fijamente hacía el lente mientras esperaba que capturara ese momento. Me acerqué y le pregunté si acaso vivía por ahí, solo me respondió:
– “Esta plaza es prácticamente mi casa hace “caleta” de años”. No me dijo su nombre.