OIL AND WATER REDUX / AGUA Y ACEITE POR ELIMINACIÓN. Gabi Pareras.

🇬🇧 Gabi developed this "Oil and water " routine after a Chinese magician (Lao), who visited Barcelona, ​​showed him a variant, in which he eliminated cards in each phase. Because he didn’t tell him the method and Gabi couldn’t remember accurately the details of the routine, he developed his own version, which he later would publish in his lecture notes "Encuentros y desencuentros." The sequence is delicious and like all of Gabi's magic, a lesson in economy and clarity. Regarding the presentation of the routine, we can say that with the patter, Gabi generates what is known as a "running gag", playing a "magic self" who does not quite understand what is happening, which is why he is eliminating cards, while seeking the advice and agreement of the audience. This video is an excerpt from the lecture that Gabi gave at the Magialdia festival (Vitoria) in 2016.
🇪🇸 Gabi desarrolló este “agua y aceite” después de que un mago chino (Lao), de visita por a Barcelona, le mostrara una variante donde se iban eliminando cartas en cada fase. Al no llegar a contarle el método ni recordar con precisión los detalles de la rutina, Gabi desarrolló su propia versión, que tiempo después publicaría en sus notas de conferencia “Encuentros y desencuentros”. La secuencia es deliciosa y como toda la magia de Gabi, una lección de economía y claridad. En cuanto a la presentación del juego, podemos decir que con la charla, Gabi genera lo que se conoce como un “chiste recurrente”, interpretando a un “yo mágico” que no acaba de entender lo que ocurre, razón por la cual va eliminando cartas, al tiempo que busca el asesoramiento y la conformidad del público. Este vídeo es un extracto de la conferencia que Gabi dio en el festival Magialdia (Vitoria) de 2016.

[@josecohengonzalez2919]

Lástima que sean tan cortos los vídeos de Gabi. Uno aprende mucho, no tan sólo con el juego sino también con el concepto de la magia que él tenía.
Gracias por compartir

[@yota218]

I'm Yota Fukuda who you were talking about on twitter. I'd like to thank Japanese magicians who kindly mentioned me, which finally reaches people close to Gabi Pareras. Here, let me explain the more detailed background of this plot.
The plot ("Oil Spill and Water Leakage" or "水漏れと油漏れ (mizu-more to abura-more)" named by Toyosane Sanada) dates back to at least 2006 and was published in a Japanese booklet in 2008. Since then, I've been searching a similar plot and asking people if they know the same plot because I believed that other magicians already came up with it and so it must not be my original. In fact, the plot is influenced by many magicians' ideas including Arturo de Ascanio and Juan Tamariz, and more directly based on Nobuyuki Nojima's "421 Oil and Water (published only in Japanese)". But no one knew exactly the same plot.
Over the past ~10 years, countless Japanese magicians created and published their own handling of this plot and a French magician Billy Debu released his routine in "Crossroads" (I heard from Nobuyuki Nojima that Billy Debu created it at least in 2016 after watching Nojima's variation. You can see it here: czcams.com/video/ScL3R82MkmI/video.html). One of the variations was also performed by Kazuki Sakai ("Indy") at FISM ASIA 2011 Hong Kong (card magic 2nd prize) and FISM2012 Blackpool.
Tomoya Horiki recently taught me that Gabi introduces the plot in his Spanish book as a trick that a Chines magician showed him. Several months ago, I happened to hear from a resident in China that the Chinese magician Lao developed the plot without knowing the presence of "Oil Spill and Water Leakage".
Lastly, thank you for uploading this video! I'm very happy to watch this Gabi's beautiful handling. I've participated in the lecture of Gabi Pareras and Pipo Villanueva held at Tannen's Magic in New York several years ago. I can still vividly remember that I really enjoyed and was deeply impressed by their tricks and philosophy.

[@cosasdegabipareras4651]

Hi Mr. Fukuda! It’s a great honor to talk to you and to know about the origin of this trick. As far as I know (because of my friendship with Gabi), he had no idea about your routine. That Chinese magician showed him a decreasing oil and water sequence, which ended with that fantastic idea and Gabi developed a personal handling since this guy didn’t discuss the details of the routine with him. In the video the same Gabi admits that he doesn’t know if this idea was original with this Chinese guy. Whatever he developed your same idea independently or not I thank you for this brilliant plot and congratulate you for adding this interesting variation to a classic where, as Gabi says un the video, seemed not to have space for more original twists. Sincerely, Joaquín

[@miguelcuerva1045]

Como se nota que le gustaba enseñar y que lo que sabía lo compartía como mucho de vosotros os he oído decir que suerte los que le conocisteis y los que lo tenéis por amigo

[@MrMarcalu]

Muchísimas gracias por compartirlo

[@JOSEFERMA59]

Siempre se aprende con él.

[@troncolega1975]

♥️♥️ enorme!! Que gran lección en cada uno de los vídeos♥️♥️ muchas gracias

[@carlosenriquehernandez7671]

Muchas gracias por compartir estos videos del Maestro , quisiera saber donde se puedria obtener las notas de conferencias y el video integró saludos desde Cuba

[@miguelcuerva1045]

Gracias ,por este vídeo en el se explica un poco como docente de su magia