We've seen Fabian Oefner's stunning work before. His colorful centrifuge and his high-speed photos of burning alcohol vapors left no doubt about his deftness as a photographer.
This project, injecting colors into a ferrofluid, is riotously gorgeous. Ferrofluid is a liquid containing ferromagnetic particles that, when placed in a magnetic field becomes strongly magnetized.
Watch the making of video below and then check out the rest of the gorgeous set.
From the project page:
"Ferrolic was designed from a strong fascination for the magical material Ferro Fluid. The natural dynamics of this fluid makes that this display bridges the gap between everyday digital screens and tangible reality."
I combined everyday soap bubbles with exotic ferrofluid liquid to create an eerie tale, using macro lenses and time lapse techniques. Black ferrofluid and dye race through bubble structures, drawn through by the invisible forces of capillary action and magnetism. Time-lapse sequences: Nikon D90, Nikkor 60mm macro lens and custom built intervalometer. Motion-control: Arduino driven scanner platform and mirror rigs Score: Ableton Live View Compressed 01 http://vimeo.com/22866665 Twitter http://www.twitter.com/kpimmel
Artist Kim Pimmel created Compressed a series using macro lenses, time lapse photography, and magnetism.
See also Putty Made of Magnetic Stuff Makes for Some Trippy Putty
In this episode of SHANKS FX we have some fun with the wonderful weirdness of "Magnetic Putty". We used this Putty to create a lot of the Black Hole sequences in our film SCI-FLY. We now take a 2nd run at experimenting with this "strange matter" to see what new images & sequences can be achieved!!! For more visit ---------------> http://MovieMagicNow.com Like us on Facebook -----> http://Facebook.com/ShanksFX Music by Big Fok -----------> http://BigFok.com HERE IS THE KIND OF PUTTY I USED --> http://store.yahoo.com/cgi-bin/clink?puttyworld+vrJ4Sh+index.html+ In Association with PBS Digital Studios --> http://youtube.com/user/PBSDigitalStudios
Magnetic putty is a lot like ferrofluids (Trippy Watercolor and Ferrofluid Photos July 5, 2012): magnetic particles suspended in a mixture. In the case of magnetic putty, it's thicker: you can mold and shape it with your hands and it will maintain its form.
But put it near a magnet, and look at it come to life. A bit creepy. Totally trippy.
Artist Laurent Debraux was just at the Kinetica Art Fair in London. Most of his works explore the nearly magical properties of magnets, metal and ferrofluid.
These are just three of the 40+ videos he's uploaded. Outstanding.
Présentation de sculptures cinétiques, présentées fin mai 2010 aux portes ouvertes des ateliers d'artistes de Belleville, Paris. Auteurs : Laurent DEBRAUX, Eko SATO. Prises de vues et Montage : Guillaume TAVERNE. Musique : Sylvia Howard - I wanna go somewhere. www.laurentdebraux.com
Sculpture cinétique, présentée en septembre 2010 aux portes ouvertes des ateliers de Ménilmontant, Paris. Bois, Aluminium, Moteur, Fil nylon, Aimants, Aiguilles d'horloge. Auteur : Laurent DEBRAUX. Prises de vues et Montage : Guillaume TAVERNE. Musique : Jun MIYAKE, "Pause Time" www.laurentdebraux.com
Sculpture cinétique, présentée fin mai 2010 aux portes ouvertes des ateliers d'artistes de Belleville, Paris. Auteur : Laurent DEBRAUX. Plexiglas, Aimants et Electro-aimants, Coton. Prises de vues et Montage : Guillaume TAVERNE. Musique : Sylvia Howard - I wanna go somewhere. www.laurentdebraux.com
