Discover story behind the "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" woodprint series; "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Hokusai. It is not just a huge wave and Mt. Fuji, the boat caught in the wave have a reason.
It gives the effect of a fixed point in a spinning world. However, unlike the picture of Kim K crying, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, to give it its full name, was one of the first images to go viral.
You may not know the artist’s name, but you will most likely recognise his most famous works like The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa or Fuji, Mountain in Clear Weather (Red Fuji).
Welcome to one fine show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside New York City, a place ...
For 20 years now, Swords' house in Camberwell, south London, has had a copy of Hokusai's Great Wave (or Under the Wave off Kanagawa, to give it its actual title) painted across its back.
This 1,000 piece puzzle depicting The Great Wave Off Kanagawa will prove a decent challenge without being overwhelming for ...
That reference to waves is no accident. One of Hokusai's most enduring works is "The Great Wave off Kanagawa," created ...
This week’s Artist Feature is Sarah Trafton, a graphic designer and multimedia artist here at IUP. Trafton is currently a ...
This print has two names: 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa' and 'The Great Wave'. Hokusai used a type of printing called woodblock printing. Woodblock printing began in Japan and is one of the oldest ...
Fresh insights into extreme ocean waves could help engineers develop more resilient offshore structures, such as tidal ...