Hikmet Barutcugil - Marbling on Paper

Programme Outline

Hikmet Barutçugil paints on water.

To make the background Hikmet lightly loads his brush with oil paint and splatters it onto the surface of the water. He zigzags a metal stylus through the paint to change the design, then runs a fine comb across the length of the design. With a stylus he carefully places pools of green and red, then moves the stylus through the paint to make the shapes of stems, leaves and flowers.

After wiping the edge of the trough, he carefully places the paper over his painting, making sure there are no air bubbles trapped underneath. After waiting a few seconds, he carefully draws the paper off the trough from one edge, and hangs it up to dry.