I would like to see this video increased from 4 minutes to 1 hour! Fabulous craftsmanship and what a stunning image he created. In fact I could watch this guy work all day long.

For over 20 years I have owned a Japanese Block print by Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949). I did not know a single thing about it except that I liked it and paid $35 for it at an estate sale. I have recently begun researching my print and the art of Japanese block printing and it is a wondrous discipline and beautiful craft. This young artist, Takuji Hamanaka is creating prints that will be collected and honored for hundreds of years.

I'm sick of wars..Art is so peaceful.

its crazy how contemporary hakusai's work looks

Hokusai's Great Wave is truly a masterpiece. Staring at it always takes my mind down rabbit holes for hours on end

Impressive process. Very relaxing to watch.

@philrivera1163

5 жыл бұрын

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam subscribe to David Bull

"Sometimes restriction creates more freedom".

@ahmedfouda5500

5 жыл бұрын

It's quite the epiphany throughout the journey of most art disciplines.

@saradear9218

5 жыл бұрын

Ahmed Fouda le roi des singes animation

@MRay-zj4ro

4 жыл бұрын

Picasso's Blue Period - having less forces you to find every ounce of creativity.

@trailerparksupervisor7046

3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t make sense. Like saying having less money makes you richer. A nice thought but completely ridiculous.

@ANTYRULZHARD

3 жыл бұрын

@@trailerparksupervisor7046 exactly that

I have been fascinated with these woodblock prints since my 20s, after moving to San Francisco. I was introduced to them by older friends, mostly war vets, who had been staitioned in Japan after WWII and during the Korean conflict. It wasn't until I returned home (Maryland) years later that I began reading about the artists and the methods used in creating these beautuful works of art. The artist would paint a scene and collaborate with the printers, who used a team to carve out the scene. Too much to tell here, but the colirs are added in layers.

Very little info about the actual woodcut painting technique... :(

@user-ef1qy9zq1g

2 жыл бұрын

Painting? It’s got nothing to do with painting though?? It’s literally a WOODcut. Not a painting...

His description of the process covers all the aspects of design,history technjque methodology and philosophy.bringing the conventional into the contempoary. I love how he describes the restrictions can create liberty by pushing the boundaries re examing not only the artist but a reform of ideas into a computer savy world.Through the artist eyes quote ;Vui Alama Amosa.....

The title of this video is misleading. Mostly everything in this video Hokusai had no part of. He created the general design of the image, but this was then passed on to the woodblock carver and the print maker (what we are seeing now), in which those two shops would then make his design a reality. So they had the brunt of the work with the carving of the multiple blocks, and the decision on how to color and what colors to use on the design.

@helensilver1381

5 жыл бұрын

It appears from what you have written you understand the process used by Hokusai and his publisher Yohachi for the 36 Views. Can you tell me what specific paper Hokusai used for his design? The design turned over, eventually, to the block carver: the same paper used for creating the Hanshita-e. Also, the paper used to create the actual prints. I know they are two different types of paper since the one Hokusai used for his design and the ones used for the Hanshita were much like tracing paper (the lines could be seen through the paper.) Whereas, the paper used for the actual print was much sturdier, had sizing on both sides and was not transparent or nearly so. Thanks for the help.

@1Ma9iN8tive

4 жыл бұрын

Helen Silver - Ask David Bull on youtube. He would know. Personally I’d like to know what inks they are using specifically

@uguubella

3 жыл бұрын

@@helensilver1381 I think it's called gummy paper

ooh lovely! keeping old traditions alive in this day and age is a real blessing and spectacle :-)

I like his voice and his reflections on the art work.

Beautiful time capture time capsule of the past to the present artist carrying on the roots of those that paved the way

Stunning!

Was recommended to me today. Cool video.

David bull if you want to know more about the technical aspects of the oldest surviving Great Wave prints

@lukelittlejohn_

4 жыл бұрын

Gooshi Dildos thank you for recommending him. I’m watching his videos now and they’re fantastic. I live getting to see not only the process, but little bits of how the shop runs and even just of Japan in general.

Love the sound of the craving.

Beautiful work, beautiful soul. All the best! J

Beautiful thanks

EXCELLENT, THANK YOU :) !!!!

beautiful..

i like how calm he talks makes me almost fall a sleep in a good way....i think he studied Buddhism because he really speaks as if he is meditating and the way he talks about his craft is very typical for Japanese....

@JayniDiaz

4 жыл бұрын

It also made me want to fall asleep in a good way

Amazing

Thank you +Christie's

Wow!!!so nice...

This was so satisfying to watch! In fact, in Narita airport in Tokyo, there's a little workshop on Japanese culture and crafts. When I was there last year, one of the crafts was to remake Hokusai's the Great Wave with these techniques(except the wood was carved)! It was both interesting and the final result looked so beautiful and surreal.

I close my eyes and yesterday is reborn, thank you

I have the Great Wave tattooed on my chest. Was an impulsive decision and my second tattoo but I've never regretted getting it.

I've seen this wave a lot but I never knew it had such a rich history.

Thank you )

Very cool!

@jameshatzopoulos9885

Жыл бұрын

Still cool!

Name of the music on the back ground?

Classic image thank you.

What’s the music, anyone know?

What kind of wood are you using to carve your images?

Ukyo-e love all of them

His elegant minimalism

Name of the music??

do u put the sketch of what ur going to carve face down onto the block?

Bravo!

Traditional Japanese printmaking has always fascinated me Also, anyone know the name of the music in the background?

🌊 Hokusai will always be the greatest artist. 🌊

What music nome?

wonderfull...who made the music?

Is it possible that you can correct the close captioning in KZread studio. I have a hearing impaired student, and the close caption has innumerable mistakes with in it. Thank you.

The more I hear from these woodblock printmakers, the more I get the sense that incidental philosophy is learned through the process.

Which paper is used

I'm sure anyone who comes by this video also knows about David Bull and how he has been traditionally reproducing the Great Wave print by Hokusai.

@RichMitch

5 жыл бұрын

I've got one

Always the movement. Never still. And the beauty.

The title and the content is totally different. I feel cheated.

I want his studio

Music?

It sold for USD 68,500 in 2009 and USD 943,500 in 2017 (google "the great wave christies).

Did Hokusai carve his own blocks as well, or was that left to dedicated masters?

@NeverLooksAtComments

7 жыл бұрын

Nope, Hokusai drew the original and it was then carved into the wood (thus destroyed) by a carver.

@DarkAngelEU

5 жыл бұрын

@@NeverLooksAtComments Pretty much like creating a negative in order to create a photographic print. I see why the Japanese are so fond of this art form a little more clearly now ^-^

@JLCL01

5 жыл бұрын

@@DarkAngelEU I think it reminds me more of how t-shirt graphics are made via the screen printing process. Both involve making a negative of a piece and adding color to certain sections that need them.

@charlie-obrien

3 ай бұрын

There are many collaborators involved in the creation of a block print. The artist who makes the original sketch and may do other steps as well. The engraver who carves up to 10 wood blocks and the printer who mixes the colors and presses the paper onto the inked blocks, under the supervision of the artist. I would also need to include the craftsmen who create the special paper, the paste and base inks that are used. They use an art and craft that is as old as wood block printing itself.

I like the print you made.

@josevalerodiaz4553

5 жыл бұрын

9

Nice

Hokusai, on his death bed said - if I had but ten, no five more years, I think I can become a real artist.

@annwilliams1314

3 жыл бұрын

How wonderful!! HE WAS WONDERFUL!

I had to recreate the great wave for an art project (it was a diorama) and boy was it hard 😂😂

Why is this video still pinned to the top of the page?

Hey that's pretty good.

i have his shirt sold in Uniqlo!!!

Source? Love your vids!

This is for my work

0:27 lens are THICC

Surprised the blocks are so thin. I would think they would be prone to warping.

I really wish there were subtitles...

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David Bull gang represent!

So how did he create it??

@yuzurunishimiya929

3 жыл бұрын

I'm freaking crying I have an assessment and I can't find anything about him

I have a print of this on my wall.

I have a notebook who’s cover is this

Why this is in VanGogh's insta?

SUGOI

HAHA Im so dumb. I barely understand sth hahaha but gr8 video!

David B.

you should visit david bull , the bob ross of woodblock printing

You know

He wasn't a carver, instead he did the original drawings.

The title of the video is very misleading. Hokusai was a desginer. As soon as he handed his design to the carvers his job was done. He didn't take part in any of the carving or printing process.

@DarkAngelEU

5 жыл бұрын

so?

Did you like it? Look up for David Bull.

"Sometimes, restriction creates more freedom."

Boy abunda

Yes his daughter was pretty good.

BOY ABUNDA? 😱

Yeah his daughter was pretty good

This should be on unintentional asmr. :)

He cut himself in one of the shots of his hand. lol

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😇🩵🙏🙌

I love woodcuts and the woodcut process. Unfortunately, I didn't like this artist's prints. However, he is quite the gentleman.

There are projects on how to do this on the Stodoys website.

💀

Hokusai made some beautiful, detailed prints so many centuries ago, then comes this guy and prints a bunch of colorful triangles. Very talented man lol

he owns it?????

The ebo-Nigerian. I try not to get into quantum physics …you lose track of time. That part I don’t understand. And I don’t think I’m supposed to at my age

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David Bull brought me here...

This title of this video is rather misleading as Hokusai was only one of the four essential professionals required to create The Great Wave. They are the publisher, the designer (Hokusai), the Carver and the Printmaker. There are a number of artistic elements in the various versions of the print that almost certainly were not found in Hokusai's original design.. such as the subtle graduation of tone around Mt Fuji.. almost certainly an aesthetic decision of the printer.

Good video, but in the end i dont think even he got the concept quite right based on his drawing