The Ancient Art of Painting on Water

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  • Опубліковано 14 лип 2020
  • Garip Ay’s paintings come to life in the most extraordinary way. The Turkish artist uses an ancient technique called ebru, or marbling. He drops and flicks dyes onto water treated with a wetting agent that keeps the pigment from sinking. Then he swirls and shapes the vibrant colors into images that spring from his imagination. It takes a deft hand and special handmade tools to paint this way. Ay invites us into his studio in Istanbul to watch him create.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 377

  • @GreatBigStory
    @GreatBigStory  Рік тому +3

    Great Big Story is back! Thank you for your warm welcome back and kind words - we appreciate your support so much ❤
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  • @masonkim7
    @masonkim7 4 роки тому +770

    this guy should start his own UA-cam channel.

    • @fuac
      @fuac 4 роки тому +24

      He apparently does have one: ua-cam.com/video/W65VZJJRDeI/v-deo.html

    • @terehirata2291
      @terehirata2291 4 роки тому +9

      Wow, thanks guys!

    • @bachirovthecollecter
      @bachirovthecollecter 4 роки тому +3

      Thank you

    • @bigekurtman8517
      @bigekurtman8517 4 роки тому +2

      ua-cam.com/users/garipay

    • @dani_moo_
      @dani_moo_ 4 роки тому +3

      He has one just search his name 😂😂

  • @bachirovthecollecter
    @bachirovthecollecter 4 роки тому +657

    stressful to the artist ... relaxing for the viewer ... this alone deserves respect

  • @monkeyfash8253
    @monkeyfash8253 4 роки тому +664

    One can’t have more flexible canvas than water.

  • @reinkaos1445
    @reinkaos1445 4 роки тому +192

    my mother is an artist (who focuses mainly on oriental paintings like Ebru and Minyatur). I used to have really bad nightmares in my childhood. I remember waking up at 3-4 AM from nightmares (about 9 years old, 14 years ago) and my mother was making this beautiful Ebru masterpieces when I woke up. I remember being soothed and amazed by the flow during the act of painting and sleep on her legs. It is like a balance between chaos and tranquility.

  • @juliawong7630
    @juliawong7630 4 роки тому +168

    I’ve never realised how beautiful the language Turkish sounds. Damn

    • @RAMBO14001
      @RAMBO14001 4 роки тому +12

      He just have decent vocals

    • @lilliana8604
      @lilliana8604 4 роки тому +17

      Yeah I agree
      I went to Turkey a few times and Turkish sounds beautiful.

    • @salihkara2211
      @salihkara2211 3 роки тому +11

      There are lots of accents. Some are actually ave aspiring. Personally I like old Istanbul accent better. It is extremely sweet and gentle. Not many speakers left though.

    • @cultri6659
      @cultri6659 3 роки тому +2

      Élégante personné turkish has a lot of french words in it

    • @etyiyensebze1466
      @etyiyensebze1466 3 роки тому +1

      Every language sounds beautiful, if you know how to speak propel.

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 роки тому +191

    Wow, now that is impressive. He's such a talented artist

  • @selinali1500
    @selinali1500 4 роки тому +82

    Painter: I ran out of canvases! I can't paint anymore!
    Him: Allow me to introduce myself

  • @youwillbedealtwith
    @youwillbedealtwith 4 роки тому +25

    I can say that in a moment I was hypnotized with his neat and clear way of speaking Turkish, such a magical thing to experience. Everyone should be proud of his language thought, and proceed on the way of articulating and pronouncing it. Big up ❣️

  • @SuperBC1975
    @SuperBC1975 4 роки тому +38

    Ancient Art of Painting on Water. Such a beautiful and exquisite way to paint.

  • @enderwiggins8248
    @enderwiggins8248 4 роки тому +69

    Yo this is so cool, Turkish culture seems really neat, I know they also have great love for cats

    • @killuazoldyck2630
      @killuazoldyck2630 4 роки тому +3

      My neighbors kick cats-

    • @nadiaparamita101
      @nadiaparamita101 4 роки тому +1

      @@killuazoldyck2630 Bruh-

    • @killuazoldyck2630
      @killuazoldyck2630 4 роки тому

      @@nadiaparamita101 quq

    • @archita5657
      @archita5657 4 роки тому

      Loving cats is more of a muslim thing I believe !! Muslims in my area all have cats and feed them!!

    • @salt8888
      @salt8888 4 роки тому +2

      @@archita5657maybe, i dunno. its a bad thing to have a dog in house in islam but having a cat isnt. I think because cats clean themselves and in islam being clean so important

  • @nebahatcukur5071
    @nebahatcukur5071 4 роки тому +16

    He has a really good voice, he can express what he's saying really good

  • @rudra7615
    @rudra7615 4 роки тому +26

    Amazing art
    And one more thing, I never knew Turkish sounded so awesome, its like french and Japanese mixed together for a first time listening. Not harsh like Arabic, very "smooth"

    • @rudra7615
      @rudra7615 3 роки тому

      @Ahmed El-Mhemadawi I UA-camd Fairuz, different to find but it is okay. I guess language and accents are subjective, as someone who doesn't know the language, first time hearing it.. To me there is alot of halting in the speech, its almost like water in a bottle and it is flowing yet you quickly tilt the bottle and the water halts and starts flowing the other direction, that's how it is to me. Now water is smooth, yet when you halt the flow and change direction, there are moments where the flow is interrupted, that's how I feel when I hear Arabic.
      Like I said it is subjective and this Turkish just was a shock, I didn't realise it was so smooth

    • @tartagliathe11th33
      @tartagliathe11th33 2 роки тому +2

      Japanese and Turkish are from a closely related or same language family if I'm not remembering my Turkish lessons wrong

    • @beegyoshi1685
      @beegyoshi1685 Рік тому +1

      @@tartagliathe11th33 they are all from the altay languages

  • @Chilly_Billy
    @Chilly_Billy 4 роки тому +40

    Amazing. I didn't even know this art form existed.

    • @rusdanibudiwicaksono1879
      @rusdanibudiwicaksono1879 4 роки тому +2

      Actually, there's similar art style developed in Far East.

    • @AdityaDeo-cg6eu
      @AdityaDeo-cg6eu 4 роки тому

      @@rusdanibudiwicaksono1879 far east ?

    • @thefingerofgod69
      @thefingerofgod69 4 роки тому +2

      Rusdani Budi Wicaksono That’s the one I thought this was going to be. Imagine my surprise when I heard Turkish instead of Japanese. I’ll be honest, I find his work even more beautiful than the Japanese examples I saw a friend make one time.

  • @kokonana4086
    @kokonana4086 4 роки тому +48

    For some odd reason, I was thinking about the drawing arts by coffee baristas all along. BTW, that's awesome arts works there.

  • @bruhmoment7895
    @bruhmoment7895 4 роки тому +78

    2:44
    *Me when the hot pockets are ready*

    • @raflamar4146
      @raflamar4146 4 роки тому +7

      Me when I drop a piece of chocolate

    • @JetFalcon710
      @JetFalcon710 4 роки тому

      Me when I scratch my thigh on a sharp table corner

    • @5h4d_9
      @5h4d_9 4 роки тому +3

      Me when I step on a lego

    • @elmonte4113
      @elmonte4113 4 роки тому

      Me when I place the hot pocket on my tongue and my tongue burns off

    • @zozongamer705
      @zozongamer705 3 роки тому

      @Raflamar yes

  • @gloriathewierdperson7171
    @gloriathewierdperson7171 4 роки тому +78

    Imagine watching someone do this or trying to do it while high.

  • @JustCallMeElle
    @JustCallMeElle 4 роки тому +5

    I can watch those paintings being painted all day. Watching it seems relaxing.

  • @beaudanner
    @beaudanner 4 роки тому +7

    That blew my mind. I'd love to see more on the process of transferring to paper. But also to see them transform from one image to the next was amazing, in not only beauty, but temporariness

    • @silyu97
      @silyu97 3 роки тому

      you can just check his youtube channel. search for garip ay

  • @SatishKumar41
    @SatishKumar41 4 роки тому +4

    That's incredible talent out there. This artist shown in the video and the art of painting on water - Ebru needs to be appreciated. Hats off for this amazing talent 🙌🙏

  • @esmad6187
    @esmad6187 4 роки тому +4

    I love your videos. I am happy about see a Turkish in this channel. I love Ebru. It is an important art for our culture.

  • @syrus3657
    @syrus3657 4 роки тому +7

    The process of making the art is a beautiful art itself, feels psychedelic.

  • @Ash-ii4hg
    @Ash-ii4hg 4 роки тому +4

    Great Big Story is my favorite type of journalism- sort of videos. I love how diverse it is and each video always is intriguing without getting overly political. It’s nice to watch them when so many things are going wrong this year. Good job to the channel!

  • @a7c777
    @a7c777 2 місяці тому

    I had a science teacher from turkey that started an Ebru club. It was so fun, but the paint and chemicals had this unique smell that I’ll never forget

  • @Kenesbek
    @Kenesbek 4 роки тому +2

    Draws well on the water ,
    Merhaba in Kazakhstan Turkish brothers

  • @francesleones4973
    @francesleones4973 4 роки тому +3

    His art is stunning. They're so beautiful.

  • @ceymiss1
    @ceymiss1 4 роки тому +4

    I used to do this in middle school, it really thought me patience, acceptance and how to improvise.

  • @k4ny3w3st
    @k4ny3w3st 4 роки тому +4

    Honestly I’m just in awe

  • @kubrasoysal929
    @kubrasoysal929 4 роки тому +40

    He is veryyy talented artist. I tried to make ‘ebru’. It was so hard. Cause paint spread verry quickly. You must control this. But ıt was funny. I want to try again.

    • @harriotteworthington3147
      @harriotteworthington3147 3 роки тому

      It's like art and physics combined. Hard to master one or the other, sheer genius to bridle both simultaneously. No one can reach the heights of Garip Ay - so don't frustrate yourself! Keep playing, "go with the flow". Enjoy the experience in the moment, just have fun.

  • @huntress1013
    @huntress1013 4 роки тому +2

    I could watch easily an hour of this just with some music. So relaxing.

  • @kayabeyoglu3581
    @kayabeyoglu3581 4 роки тому +11

    Adamsın Garip

  • @ziinahere
    @ziinahere 4 роки тому

    I remember being fascinated by this as a child. This gave me such good vibes !

  • @quaintleaf1208
    @quaintleaf1208 4 роки тому +2

    such a beautiful art.
    beautifully filmed too
    thank you for sharing!

  • @jasonpettit9984
    @jasonpettit9984 4 роки тому +2

    This is absalutely beautiful,thank you for sharing this with me,I appreciate it

  • @albertocrescini2076
    @albertocrescini2076 4 роки тому +6

    I would really like buying one of his paintings!

  • @iamtrinity8089
    @iamtrinity8089 4 роки тому

    Your channel is a must! Love you!

  • @juliayk
    @juliayk 4 роки тому

    I could watch this all day... the painting process is soo relaxing 🥰

  • @tanvikhare9710
    @tanvikhare9710 3 роки тому +1

    That's some skill he's developed!! Hats off to you.
    Also, The Scream's mouth expanding made me chuckle😂

  • @kenji1053
    @kenji1053 4 роки тому +8

    This video is mesmerizing to watch

  • @Ada-on8yy
    @Ada-on8yy 3 роки тому +1

    This brings me back to when my mum would do this- We called it "Marbling" because of the effect it had on the paper. She just did it mindlessly, and it always turned out being so beautiful. She never aimed for something, like Ebru does, but it was a beautiful representation of colour.

  • @clssgn
    @clssgn 3 роки тому

    Sometimes I could forget, how great are these great big stories videos.

  • @viewofT
    @viewofT 4 роки тому +2

    This just made my day

  • @arijitroy2420
    @arijitroy2420 4 роки тому +1

    Damn ! Even dissolving the painting is another creation itself...
    an everlasting art...

  • @pattiespetitetanks6181
    @pattiespetitetanks6181 3 роки тому

    That was amazing ! What a medium and what a talent ! Spectacular and mesmerizing!!

  • @sahinay552
    @sahinay552 4 роки тому +1

    Ungewöhnlich perfekte wundervolle Kunst, Glückwunsch an den Künstler Garip Ay 👏👏👏

  • @thomasbeach7436
    @thomasbeach7436 Рік тому

    I used to water paint when I was a kid. This is a whole new level. Beautiful.

  • @miami1966
    @miami1966 4 роки тому +16

    wow that's cool

  • @samjuli6393
    @samjuli6393 4 роки тому +2

    This is incredible!

  • @bkxoxoxlsdlxlckksldlxlxl4891
    @bkxoxoxlsdlxlckksldlxlxl4891 4 роки тому +5

    The fact that he lives in Turkey makes everything even more meaningful. As a Turkish artist its so difficult to just live here. People are so far from art, and it's culture. You are so brave for incooperating traditional ebru with the classics Garip Ay. I wish i can learn ebru from you.

  • @anshorihasyir
    @anshorihasyir 4 роки тому +1

    I never search for this channel. But, I'm not regret for subscribing this channel.

  • @ovuokeaghwotu2389
    @ovuokeaghwotu2389 3 роки тому

    Learning so much from this channel

  • @Muhammad-ou9wh
    @Muhammad-ou9wh 4 роки тому

    This production quality alone deserves 10m subs.

  • @poojabagmayee7462
    @poojabagmayee7462 4 роки тому +1

    What a beauty! ♥️

  • @cryingrain4812
    @cryingrain4812 4 роки тому

    I did this art when I was younger in elementary school. This is very relaxing and fun to make

  • @lamardia414
    @lamardia414 4 роки тому +10

    Never clicked on a notification that fast

  • @farhanadiyatma1931
    @farhanadiyatma1931 4 роки тому

    This is so satisfying to watch

  • @ryotanada
    @ryotanada 4 роки тому

    I remember watching a kids show where there are some kids doing some experiments and trying some stuff, and oil paint in water is one of them. This brought me back, and I'm more impressed.

  • @ashutoshanand5195
    @ashutoshanand5195 4 роки тому +1

    Next level watercolor painting .

  • @artgeometrix6346
    @artgeometrix6346 4 роки тому

    This is extraordinary. Such an interesting concept.

  • @EtchisonDobbsBlair
    @EtchisonDobbsBlair 4 роки тому +1

    Beautiful.

  • @eagleplays5341
    @eagleplays5341 4 роки тому +88

    2:45 PAUSE
    Meme material :D

    • @elmonte4113
      @elmonte4113 4 роки тому +8

      aa
      aaa
      AAAAAAA
      (If you know, you know)

    • @jorgwashingmaschine3963
      @jorgwashingmaschine3963 4 роки тому +5

      I thought the same thing, if the subtitles just dissapeared a second sooner...

    • @burritoboi6620
      @burritoboi6620 4 роки тому +2

      That’s exactly what i was thinking lol 😂

    • @CalvinJakoby
      @CalvinJakoby 4 роки тому

      certified simp the scream by edvard munch

    • @JoseRojas-hl7sn
      @JoseRojas-hl7sn 4 роки тому

      2:44*

  • @rebegotadeagua8555
    @rebegotadeagua8555 10 місяців тому

    A través de tus imágenes me hablas!!!! maestro. Gracias por existir!!!!

  • @ahsanuddinredwan2374
    @ahsanuddinredwan2374 4 роки тому +1

    Amaaaaazingg!!!!

  • @vjnikm8730
    @vjnikm8730 4 роки тому +1

    It's mesmerizing.....

  • @umuttekin4734
    @umuttekin4734 4 роки тому

    I remember doing ebru in elementary school, it was so much fun. I really recommend it.

  • @shimicirque
    @shimicirque Рік тому

    Paint on water?! This is what you call a pure fascination of wonderful art!

  • @sametkurum
    @sametkurum 2 роки тому

    He does this a lot. I'm amazed 😯🌷

  • @amannaikwade3118
    @amannaikwade3118 4 роки тому +39

    And its me who can't even paint on paper.

    • @thefingerofgod69
      @thefingerofgod69 4 роки тому +3

      Aman Naikwade I feel your pain! 🤣😂🤣😂

  • @matrix8744
    @matrix8744 4 роки тому

    I like how art can tell story's

  • @kavanshukla8275
    @kavanshukla8275 4 роки тому

    This content is really worth watching

  • @sana_fanboi
    @sana_fanboi 4 роки тому

    This is like the best art project for kids. Sure the ones I made back when I was little looked bad but it was hella fun

  • @13thravenpurple94
    @13thravenpurple94 Рік тому

    Great work 🥳🥳🥳 Thank you 💜💜💜

  • @tunacoskun8709
    @tunacoskun8709 4 роки тому +1

    sooo im Turkish and i saw this for like 9999 times but i still dont get bored

  • @sharini167
    @sharini167 4 роки тому

    WOW 😲🤩😍.. Extremely extraordinary.. I wish I was an artist..

  • @killuazoldyck2630
    @killuazoldyck2630 4 роки тому +3

    Oooo I'm Turkish! owo

  • @rosieb9034
    @rosieb9034 4 роки тому

    This is beautiful🤯🥺

  • @cutedevil1356
    @cutedevil1356 4 роки тому +1

    I would love to have that animation as my wallpaper

  • @Shawnqual
    @Shawnqual 4 роки тому

    Mesmerizing!

  • @nicolinagallo
    @nicolinagallo 4 роки тому

    This is amazing, I wonder how many people in the world practice this~

  • @MiKi-sx3tt
    @MiKi-sx3tt 4 роки тому +1

    I never know how magical turkish language sounds..

  • @debroyprasenjit
    @debroyprasenjit 4 роки тому +1

    This is epic!

  • @kellyeats_oats
    @kellyeats_oats 2 роки тому

    So cool.....got to meet him and see him paint live in Toronto during the Van Gogh exhibit

  • @cunkonankara
    @cunkonankara 4 роки тому +2

    I love ebru paintings but just as he said, it's relaxing to the viewer while it is actually stressful to the artist. I tried doing it once but I could not go farther than a mix of colors and a vague flower figure 😅

  • @ItsArtByDonna
    @ItsArtByDonna Рік тому

    Amazing talent...

  • @THIVOCALS
    @THIVOCALS 2 роки тому

    Amazing, It's unique technic

  • @adampatino5372
    @adampatino5372 4 роки тому +4

    If music were imagery, I'm pretty sure this would be it

  • @shuttleinfiniteshorts7275
    @shuttleinfiniteshorts7275 3 роки тому

    Give support to such a good talent

  • @xavierguzman7647
    @xavierguzman7647 Рік тому

    Dude absolutely magical honestly got me sitting here in my bedroom laying on the floor thinkin like damn what if I could do that🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @peggyloveoscar
    @peggyloveoscar 4 роки тому

    so fascinating!

  • @Amitdas-gk2it
    @Amitdas-gk2it 4 роки тому

    Beautiful

  • @akhilkc3880
    @akhilkc3880 4 роки тому

    Amazing 😍😍😍

  • @kamilahdeniseinfante8288
    @kamilahdeniseinfante8288 4 роки тому

    Nice artworks so talented!

  • @HomeKitchenFoodRecipe
    @HomeKitchenFoodRecipe 4 роки тому

    Thats really great art

  • @inakegydamayanti4879
    @inakegydamayanti4879 4 роки тому

    wow and wow, beautiful

  • @kubra.6557
    @kubra.6557 4 роки тому +1

    A video from Turkey 😍😍😍😍

  • @Biswajit_Baruah
    @Biswajit_Baruah 4 роки тому

    Mind blown 🤯

  • @superlakitu99
    @superlakitu99 4 роки тому

    This is so much better than paint pouring “artists”

  • @irnanatasyaahmad5215
    @irnanatasyaahmad5215 3 роки тому

    amazing!

  • @eidanruyao
    @eidanruyao 2 роки тому

    I did this kinda thing in school before it’s really fun

  • @mammakstolltv
    @mammakstolltv 4 роки тому +2

    Water art wow!