19 Comments

I couldn't agree more. For me this demonstrates perfectly that it's not always all about the originality of an idea but the attention to execution that produces beautiful work. Have always been a huge fan of Revell's work and I could watch this for ages.
James Williams
2011-07-20 12:40:30

A real discovery.

Wonderful work.

We have featured this article in french on our site and of course credited CR at the bottom of the article.

Thanks again for sharing.

Cheers.

Em
ETATmodern
2011-07-20 14:01:10

This is beautiful work. I agree that it is not always about the originality of the work but the execution, and this is perfect.
Alex
2011-07-20 15:03:04

I think it's vastly different to other iterations of similar ideas though. It looks as if a classical painting has been submerged in water, to allow the paint to be free. It's also refreshing to see a serif being used on-screen.
Alix Land
2011-07-20 17:21:22

That is AWESOME.
James Nelson
2011-07-20 19:29:48

I love this. It's the sheer amount of colours in the water, layers and the way it's been lit that makes it.
Ross Pichler
2011-07-21 09:36:36

I agree. Brilliantly done - this idea's been done to death but previously I've always been conscious someone's just plopping colours in a fishtank. In contrast, this feels like a painter is actually at work. The depth and the number of colours Giles Revell has managed to incorporate (without it just becoming a muddy brown) is incredible. I wonder how big the tank was. Separate tanks in front of one another? It certainly feels like a large volume of water.

I think it also helps that, for once, the idea is so relevant to the subject it's promoting.
Nicholas Maroussas
2011-07-21 12:05:19

Any chance of getting a 'behind-the-scenes' of this shoot?
GeeDee
2011-07-21 13:30:23

Would love to see how this was done.
Candle Cat Rat
2011-07-21 15:36:38

That last one reminds me of Turners' Fire of London. Great. Second from last, Monets' water lilies.
Ryan
2011-07-21 15:39:42

Great film & music. And I agree with Ryan, there is a bit of Turner's sky.
Outstanding!
rick soto
2011-07-21 17:56:01

(Art Revelled ;-)
Grilla Login
2011-07-21 18:12:40

Beautiful work - such marvellous colours and patterns.
You may also like videos of radial ink flow http://www.youtube.com/user/peryburge
pery burge
2011-07-22 11:25:16

They say 'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery' a blatant rip off. Check out MarkMawson.com his 'aqueous series'
FiFi
2011-07-22 12:59:00

@FIFI

As I said in the piece, loads of people have used this technique - before and after Mark Mawson, no doubt. There's no 'rip off'. it's just taking an established technique a bit further
 PatrickBurgoyne
2011-07-22 13:03:17

@ Candle Cat Rat & @ Gee Dee
The technique is fascinating, and you're not the only people interested in exactly how these spectacular & beautiful effects can best be created and captured.
But can you guess who was asking Mark Mawson all sorts of very detailed questions about his work, just before this was made?
Mary Mackintosh
2011-07-22 17:41:45

Beautiful effect ... I think it has real impact because of the great music that works so well with it :)
bluepigcreative
2011-07-22 18:38:22

Patrick - if you don't mind answering a straight question - did you actually talk to Mark Mawson about this exact job for ideas ? I have checked out markmawson.com and his images are amazing. There was quite a bit of media coverage of his aqueous series a few years ago that went global and he's represented in galleries around the world - no doubt he inspired you and maybe credit should be given?
Was this the first job your photographer has done with paint in water?

http://www.markmawson.com
Oleander
2011-07-22 21:26:06

Phenomenal. Even though this has been done before, the simplicity of the text at the end and the subtlety of the whole thing is perfect. I feel like it's lost a bit on my iMac though – that kind of thing would look amazing on a 40" HDTV.
Luke Jones
2011-07-23 00:03:38

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