2 posts tagged ‘hokusai’
Catch Hokusai's "Great Wave" in Lego bricks
Boing Boing,
If you missed seeing the fantastic show "Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence" in Boston or Seattle, you can still catch "the Wave" on YouTube. "Under the Wave Off Kanagawa" is one of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai's most famous images. — Read the rest The post Catch Hokusai's "Great Wave" in Lego bricks appeared first on Boing Boing.
Where you can see original prints of Hokusai's Great Wave
Hokusai's 1831 masterpiece The Great Wave off Kanagawa had a print run of thousands, and many—but not so many—survive. Where can you go look at one right now? Matt Sephton created a website, Great Wave Today, so you can find out. — Read the rest