When his bubble didn’t burst, this artist knew he had a new career on his hands.
An online video stars a Taiwanese artist who stands out by evolving what can be done with a popular children’s toy.
Su Chung Tai tours throughout Asia with a team of performers that entertain by blowing bubbles. Though not as interesting in the hands of kindergartners, this artist’s performance is pretty memorizing as he uses light and music to enhance his multiple bubble tricks.
Kuma Films founders Todd and Joe Robins, of Salt Lake City, Utah, told the Daily News they had no idea what to expect when on a trip to Taiwan a mutual friend told them to check out the bubble artist.
“When he showed us what he does it just blew our minds,” Joe Robins, 26, said. “We’ve never seen bubbles presented like that.”
Su Chung Tai told the directors that he started out in magic, but soon realized he could stand out more by using a less popular medium.
“There was not a lot of room for growth with his other performances,” Todd Robins, 29, said. “He had a lot more opportunities to do bubble shows. I don’t think anyone else can do what he does.”
He holds two Guinness Book of World Records: one for blowing 15 bubbles within each other and another for chaining 30 consecutive bubbles together.
Su Chung Tai, who is billed as the “Bubble Performance Master,” has a team of bubble performers that calls its show “Be Fantasy.” The members perform a routine throughout Asia, according to his website befantasyshow.com.
The artist began his performances in 2011 and he plans to evolve from just bubbles to incorporate other artistic elements into his show, his website states.
The one thing that surprised the filmmakers was how delicate the bubbles were. They needed two days in order to film all of the stunts because the bubbles would burst, they said.
The artist prefers to work in a controlled room with 60% humidity, they said. If the conditions are drier it is a lot easier for the bubbles to pop.
“It was a lot harder than it looks when watching the video,” Todd Robins said. “It seems like (the bubbles) are really strong, but they pop a lot.”
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