Art is a crazy medium that can lead to either a horrendous glop of pretentious twaddle, or it can make the world seem beautiful. And, in the case of artist Ruslan Khasanov's Pacific Light, we thankfully have the latter.
Created after Khasanov noticed "...black beads of soy sauce forming in his cooking oil and immediately became curious about the insoluble chemistry and its aesthetic consequences. Dinner was postponed as Khasanov spent the next five hours transforming his cooktop into a chemistry lab. He layered brightly colored ink on a slick of olive oil and a constellation of colorful spheres appeared—adding detergent emulsified his creative concoction, leading to impressive, blended results."[Wired]
Yep, the guy made a strikingly hypnotic video of stuff found around his home in five fucking hours...and last night, I fell asleep on the couch while watching Skin to the Max.
Sometimes I really do hate myself.
Video after the break.
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