La certeza, en primer lugar corporal, y a continuación mental, de que el conjunto de ........... (me falta la palabra adecuada) que incorporé en mi niñez me distorsiona, que mi verdad, mi ser, está constituido de otra manera, que lo esencial y nutritivo del universo es de otra sustancia y fortalece de otra manera que de momento no encuentro palabras para describir. "Como de costumbre, lo esencial no se ha dejado decir", diría Pichon Garay, y yo agrego "ni hoy ni nunca", siglos de literatura y religión no lo han dicho, o al menos yo no lo encontré nunca, ni fue oído demasiado. Y sin embargo, una nueva tozudez me habita, esto incipiente que de tanto en tanto me es dado percibir, esta pequeña llamita trémula, siempre a punto de apagarse, esta intuición inasible, deseo con toda mi alma transmitírsela a Manuel y ahorrarle caminos vanos en su crecimiento.
"Yo puedo dar seminarios de caos."
ero con la meticulosidad pasa lo mismo, está todo bien mientras uno maneja la meticulosidad, y no si la meticulosidad lo maneja a uno."
About the Artist
Martin Waugh combines art and science to capture nature's infinite beauty.
Throughout history, water has calmed the soul, soothed the spirit and healed the wounded. Martin's free-flowing photography evokes images from rolling, rhythmic oceans to drops of water falling upon a lake, taking one on a spiritual journey bounded only by imagination.
Martin's creative uses of high-speed photography make it possible to capture the smooth and effortless curves of liquid, eliciting a childlike sense of fun and whimsy. Interpretations of his work often reveal as much about the viewer as the artist. His images are engaging metaphors for life and are as intriguing to the eye as they are thought provoking.
By varying the size, speed and position of drops, as well as the color, viscosity, and surface tension, Martin creates a panorama of color, movement and intrigue.
Martin received his B.S. degree in Physics from Lewis and Clark College in Oregon. He lives in Portland, where he has kayaked many of the gorgeous white water rivers the region has to offer. His work can be found in museum, corporate, and private art collections.
Artist's Statement
Liquid Sculpture images are fluids in motion, frozen in time by a flash of light. They are droplets witnessed in mid-splash.
I orchestrate these sculptures by accurately aiming the drops and releasing them with precise timing. As nature takes its course, I photograph the unfolding forms using a digital camera and electronic flash.
I instigate the myriad of shapes by varying the drops' trajectories and manipulating their physical properties. Color, viscosity, and surface tension are controlled with dye, glycerin, and soap.
Fluids in motion fascinate my senses. I feel their smooth and effortless curves: structures reflecting a perfect balance of dynamic forces. They tickle some faint physical memory, like a scent evoking a forgotten mix of feelings.
I am currently working on several custom assignments, as well as preparing to take stereographic photos of the sculptures. This will allow the viewer to better understand the shapes and see additional detail.
Hoy cuando salí del trabajo después de diez horas de encierro, en la puerta misma y extendido sobre el descampado que hay enfrente me esperaba un cielo espectacular: distintos planos de nubes de distintos tonos de azul, gris y blanco, de distintas formas fantásticas, tan irregulares como irreproducibles: abigarradas, desmenuzadas, compactas, evanescentes, deshilachadas, ascendentes, desparramadas, resplandecientes, oscuras, presagiando agua, anunciando buen tiempo, todo estaba presente en el cielo que me encontré. Tanta magnificencia me hizo acordar los cielos que vi en la Patagonia (el lugar con mejores cielos que vi en mi vida) y hasta el aire helado que me abrazaba parecía venir de ahí.
