Bob Bartolt, abstract artist, is an amazing artist with his own stylized, unique style. His artwork is created with an unusual painting technique, water transfer or hydro dipping. The process that Bob uses involves both dipping and blocking.
He applies spray paint to water and then “dips” the canvas or pushes it slowly through the paint and water. This process takes several applications and some various manipulations to obtain his final product.
Bob also creates his artwork by using everyday objects to block out color. This enables him to create graphic images or scenes in his artwork. He also uses some mixed media to create his final artwork.
About Local Artist Bob Bartolt
Bob has spent most of his life in the greater Cincinnati area. He went to high school in the area and received degrees in Architecture from both the University of Cincinnati and Miami University.
Bob has retired and does freelance work. He has found that he now has more free time. This has allowed him to focus more on his artwork and continue to develop his skills. His love of precision and his skills in design are evident in the artwork he creates.
Bob Bartolt Abstract Artist will be onsite at Purple Paisley, Local Artisan Shop on April 6th showcasing his art and ready to discuss his process. Event Details
What is Water Transfer Printing or Hydro-Dipping?
Artist Bob Bartolt is a visionary creator who pushes the boundaries of traditional artistic techniques, harnessing the power of water transfer printing and spray paint to craft his mesmerizing works of art. Water Transfer Printing is a method of applying a printed design to a three-dimensional surface. This process is also known as immersion printing, water transfer imaging, hydro-dipping, water marbling, cubic printing, or hydro graphics.
In Bob’s hands, these unconventional methods become vehicles for artistic expression, allowing him to transform ordinary objects into extraordinary masterpieces. With water transfer printing, he applies a medium such as spray paint to the surface of water in intricate patterns and designs. He then immerses his “canvas” in the water, dipping or slowly pushing it though the medium. Thus transferring the image seamlessly onto the substrate. This process imbues each piece with a unique, almost ethereal quality, as if the patterns have emerged organically from the depths of the water itself.
Some sources say this is an age-old technique that traces its roots over 2,000 years to Suminagashi, an ancient Japanese method of embellishing paper with inks.
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