Write It In The Sky

One new idea for every day in 2011. We're talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here's today's -- what's yours? New York-based artist Shinichi Maruyama uses water, ink, gravity and a camera to capture his very temporary sculptures that resemble Japanese calligraphy. Maruyama talked...
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One new idea for every day in 2011. We’re talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here’s today’s — what’s yours?

New York-based artist Shinichi Maruyama uses water, ink, gravity and a camera to capture his very temporary sculptures that resemble Japanese calligraphy.

Maruyama talked to NPR about his process this week, and shared a video of his “Kusho” (Japanese for writing in the sky), which you can check out below.

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Water Sculpture from Shinichi Maruyama on Vimeo.

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