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Aqueous II: photographs of paint dropped into water by Mark Mawson
Some people see toadstools and others see huge fiery mushroom clouds like the results of an atomic bomb - but these images are just splashes of paint dripped into water. In his latest series artist Mark Mawson from London drips several drops of coloured paint into a tank of water and captures the results on camera. "My favourites in the series are the blue toadstools. It was from my first session in the new series and reminds me of a world in a Dr. Seuss book," said Mark
The creative 42-year-old has been taking pictures for 22 years but recently came up with his eye-catching method of creating the watery blobs. Mark, who specialises in shooting underwater scenes and people, simply takes different kinds of paint and drops them into a tank before snapping the outcome with his camera, using a strobe to light up the scene. The difference in the density of the paints creates varying shapes
His works have caught the eyes of art collectors from as far afield as Hong Kong and Mark is hoping to turn his series into a new book
