Artist used Turkish art form called Ebru
AB Wire
The video of a Turkish artist recreating Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night on water has gone viral on social media with more than 11 million views within a day, reported The Times of India.
Garip Ay, the artist used Turkish art form called Ebru to recreate the painting. “I want to do more to pay homage to the great artists who have inspired me and whose vision I feel I understand, just as I have done with my recent tribute to van Gogh,” Ay told CNN.
An old Turkish art form, Ebru uses thick water to form patterns on it and the patterns are then transferred to a paper.
“ Patterns are formed on the surface of the water which has had substances added to it to increase the viscosity; the patterns are then transferred to paper. The results of this process are unique and it is never possible to achieve the same design again,” says the blog of Garip Ay.
The art was formed in the 15th century in Turkistan in Central Asia and became popular in Europe as Turkish Paper in Europe from the 17th century onwards.
“The creation of my ‘Starry Night’/’self-portrait’ took about 20 minutes to create. The water, in addition to being thickened by carrageenan powder, was colored black for this project. It is one of the more complicated projects I have worked on, to be sure,” Ay told ABC news.
In the video posted on Facebook, Ay is also seen making a portrait of Vincent Van Gogh by forming patterns on the water.
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