"Marbling and its Techniques"
Best Fashion and Interior Design Institute in Borivali (west), “Envisage Institute of Design”
Best Fashion and Interior Design Institute in Borivali (west), “Envisage Institute of Design”
According to certain
sources, Albert Haemmerle suggests that art forms resembling marbling were seen
in China as early as the Ming Dynasty (14th – 17th Century).
Chinese professor Tsuen – Hsuin Tsien, who has studied the subject extensively,
also believes that the earliest style of marbling originates from the Chinese. But another form of marbling preceding the
Chinese is Suminagashi, a style attributed to the Japanese as early as the 10th
century. Centuries later, marbling of a related nature, emerged as an art form
in Turkey (known as Ebru).
19th
century, it was seen that several marbler’s such as Halfer and Woolnough
published information, including samples. Reprint publication of ‘The Mysterious
Marbler’ James Sumner in 1976 by Henry Morris of the bird and bull press.
Today, marbling is
going strong with thousands of masters who explore and revitalize the
traditional methods, bringing new ideas to this wonderful form of expression.
Today, we will see two
very prominent techniques of marbling.
- Suminagashi :
"(Ink – Floating)"
Traditionally,
Sumi – e inks were used, dropped carefully to float on a still water surface
and then blown across to form delicate swirls after which the ink was picked up
by laying a sheet of white rice paper atop the ink covered water.
The
practice remains the same, except artists now are exploring different mediums
to keep this art alive and economically friendly.
- Ebru
Traditionally
the artists mixed water with pigment and “kitre” (a natural gum), to produce a
dye. The dye is then added to the surface of the size, a cellulose solution and
an “awl” is used to manipulate the colors and designs.
Each
time the art of marbling captivated a new artist, the work would take on a new appearance,
tempered by cultural identity, availability of materials and the artist’s
creativity.
Marbling
or marble painting is one of the creative workshops that we conduct on every
alternate weekends where we teach you the techniques and materials used for
creating this beautiful art form and is conducted by our very talented and
environment conscious Head of the Department (Interior Design) – Mr. Harshal Mistry.
Sharing
certain glimpses of our marbling / marble painting workshop!
Thank You!
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