Rocks Dropped Into Paint Look Like Trippy, Amazing Flowers
Fabian Oefner is a night owl, but that’s mostly by necessity. The Switzerland-based artist does most of his work after dark, long after the sunshine stops streaming into the big windows of his studio. This is when he’s finally able to capture some truly magical moments. Oefner is best known for his brightly colored paint experiments that make invisible natural forces like gravity, air pressure and centrifugal force visible. But in order to do this, Oefner needs to use bright flashes to capture the paint’s motion—which means working in total darkness. “It’s really a shame that I have such a beautiful, well-lit studio,” he says. “It has some beautiful morning light but it’s totally useless for me.”
Oefner’s most recent body of work, “Orchid,” is a continuation of his Action Paint series, in which the artist manipulates paint to highlight the aforementioned natural phenomena. Previously he’s investigated centripetal force by photographing paint as it flings off of a spinning drill (“Black Hole”), and air pressure by layering balloons in paint and capturing the splatter when it pops (“Liquid Jewel“). If this line of work sounds messy, that’s because it is. “I do lots of experimenting, thus creating huge messes at the studio,” he says.
Oefner’s most recent body of work, “Orchid,” is a continuation of his Action Paint series, in which the artist manipulates paint to highlight the aforementioned natural phenomena. Previously he’s investigated centripetal force by photographing paint as it flings off of a spinning drill (“Black Hole”), and air pressure by layering balloons in paint and capturing the splatter when it pops (“Liquid Jewel“). If this line of work sounds messy, that’s because it is. “I do lots of experimenting, thus creating huge messes at the studio,” he says.
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