How Did Hokusai Create The Great Wave? | Christie's

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  • @JJ-zg1hh
    @JJ-zg1hh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    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.

  • @charlie-obrien
    @charlie-obrien 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    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.

  • @Ok-gm7qx
    @Ok-gm7qx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @NCSRA
      @NCSRA 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You got that right.

  • @JapanMediaTour
    @JapanMediaTour 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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

  • @wheezybrownbear7708
    @wheezybrownbear7708 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    its crazy how contemporary hakusai's work looks

  • @alamaamosa3801
    @alamaamosa3801 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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.....

  • @StedelijkMuseumAmsterdam
    @StedelijkMuseumAmsterdam 7 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Impressive process. Very relaxing to watch.

    • @philrivera1163
      @philrivera1163 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam subscribe to David Bull

  • @jmalmsten
    @jmalmsten 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

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

    • @いぶき-s9m
      @いぶき-s9m 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @huntrrams
    @huntrrams 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @ozzyg82
    @ozzyg82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @thomasodonnell9221
    @thomasodonnell9221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    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.

  • @boogiedownbronx73
    @boogiedownbronx73 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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
      @JayniDiaz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @gooshidildos2635
    @gooshidildos2635 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @lukelittlejohn_
      @lukelittlejohn_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @tinybed
    @tinybed 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @SmallGnomeGaming
    @SmallGnomeGaming 6 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    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
      @helensilver1381 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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
      @1Ma9iN8tive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @uguubella
      @uguubella 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@helensilver1381 I think it's called gummy paper

  • @PaulCarterArt
    @PaulCarterArt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @ozzyg82
    @ozzyg82 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What’s the music, anyone know?

  • @FlAw88
    @FlAw88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Name of the music??

  • @touchheartyoga
    @touchheartyoga 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I close my eyes and yesterday is reborn, thank you

  • @janettepiechota4921
    @janettepiechota4921 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful work, beautiful soul.
    All the best!
    J

  • @nat040496
    @nat040496 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @nicolorossi7879
    @nicolorossi7879 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wonderfull...who
    made the music?

  • @jameshatzopoulos9885
    @jameshatzopoulos9885 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very cool!

  • @AvuzwaKeei
    @AvuzwaKeei ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @bsecor952
    @bsecor952 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ImprovingAbility
    @ImprovingAbility 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @nellbert
    @nellbert 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Was recommended to me today. Cool video.

  • @crystalfolse3208
    @crystalfolse3208 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful thanks

  • @heyheytaytay
    @heyheytaytay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @stephanieborlase1622
    @stephanieborlase1622 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @shot1999
    @shot1999 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ukyo-e love all of them

  • @sier127
    @sier127 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    beautiful..

  • @ruven3703
    @ruven3703 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Name of the music on the back ground?

  • @Voltaire8559
    @Voltaire8559 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want his studio

  • @digitalsketchguy
    @digitalsketchguy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +62

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

    • @NeverLooksAtComments
      @NeverLooksAtComments 7 ปีที่แล้ว +83

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

    • @DarkAngelEU
      @DarkAngelEU 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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
      @JLCL01 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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
      @charlie-obrien 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @meliwvirk
    @meliwvirk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the sound of the craving.

  • @kimhyun4745
    @kimhyun4745 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    🌊 Hokusai will always be the greatest artist. 🌊

  • @moviedude22
    @moviedude22 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    His elegant minimalism

  • @laconejajoss1193
    @laconejajoss1193 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing

  • @ancientsociety653
    @ancientsociety653 หลายเดือนก่อน

    what he said about restrictions leading to more freedom is deep. It makes me think of the original super Mario bros. soundtrack. Koji Kondo was restricted by hardware to only 4 tracks. It forced him to dig deep and create a soundtrack that didn't waste a single note, and yet conveyed so much. had he been given 8 tracks, its possible we may not have gotten those masterpieces. Ultimately he was able to compose full scale, but the theme of every Mario song traces back to the original theme. It is the essence of it all.

  • @williamdelahunty3677
    @williamdelahunty3677 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @erikbudrow1255
    @erikbudrow1255 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really wish there were subtitles...

  • @bee_audioarte
    @bee_audioarte 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What music nome?

  • @jennief2108
    @jennief2108 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you )

  • @niniegraph9213
    @niniegraph9213 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Music?

  • @oe542
    @oe542 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @MrGyges
    @MrGyges 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Always the movement. Never still. And the beauty.

  • @hryjksn
    @hryjksn 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Source? Love your vids!

  • @mayookhap848
    @mayookhap848 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Which paper is used

  • @margaretsmith3683
    @margaretsmith3683 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the print you made.

  • @williamericson5208
    @williamericson5208 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @sharonjack7239
    @sharonjack7239 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    EXCELLENT, THANK YOU :) !!!!

  • @annaolivarez2578
    @annaolivarez2578 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A very nice video of a gifted Artist, but, sadly the background music was a tad too loud.

  • @sabus4312
    @sabus4312 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i have his shirt sold in Uniqlo!!!

  • @pinguinamsuedpol2953
    @pinguinamsuedpol2953 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So how did he create it??

    • @yuzurunishimiya929
      @yuzurunishimiya929 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @carbon_unit
    @carbon_unit 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @trishatrisha6089
    @trishatrisha6089 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow!!!so nice...

  • @davidklassrings546
    @davidklassrings546 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Stunning!

  • @EasterlyArt
    @EasterlyArt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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
      @RichMitch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've got one

  • @guobibi
    @guobibi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    0:27 lens are THICC

  • @anthonyventimiglia4157
    @anthonyventimiglia4157 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @annwilliams1314
      @annwilliams1314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How wonderful!! HE WAS WONDERFUL!

  • @golden_boundaries
    @golden_boundaries 6 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

  • @perryroobay
    @perryroobay 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you +Christie's

  • @adnanalam2006
    @adnanalam2006 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why this is in VanGogh's insta?

  • @liyahmarie6579
    @liyahmarie6579 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @wanyeelim3783
    @wanyeelim3783 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a notebook who’s cover is this

  • @yourdata2478
    @yourdata2478 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Classic image thank you.

  • @teyanuputorti7927
    @teyanuputorti7927 หลายเดือนก่อน

    my professor has me watching this I don't regret it

  • @joshy3505
    @joshy3505 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is for my work

  • @bobstephens5599
    @bobstephens5599 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @rakaman27
    @rakaman27 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    David Bull gang represent!

  • @dra.gessieannelopes9082
    @dra.gessieannelopes9082 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bravo!

  • @nicolekoalaa
    @nicolekoalaa 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey that's pretty good.

  • @justmeonthebeach
    @justmeonthebeach 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice

  • @pablomuzzobar8940
    @pablomuzzobar8940 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a print of this on my wall.

  • @patricheva
    @patricheva 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you like it? Look up for David Bull.

  • @matteovalentini5371
    @matteovalentini5371 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @kyle857
    @kyle857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @TheBlackbirdii
    @TheBlackbirdii 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @justinmartinez5485
    @justinmartinez5485 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    David B.

  • @keythe1st312
    @keythe1st312 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You know

  • @jeffl3075
    @jeffl3075 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    SUGOI

  • @cyansnapdragons9837
    @cyansnapdragons9837 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Sometimes, restriction creates more freedom."

  • @maykbutcher4867
    @maykbutcher4867 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    BOY ABUNDA? 😱

  • @studyingtogether7006
    @studyingtogether7006 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @1x4x9cube
    @1x4x9cube 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yes his daughter was pretty good.

  • @kevinoverbeck4250
    @kevinoverbeck4250 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @LockportDan
    @LockportDan 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    For me, this would have been much more enjoyable without the soundtrack. He was talking about just listening to the sound of carving. Yeah, for about three seconds then it's back to the soundtrack.

  • @tsumugikotobuki4005
    @tsumugikotobuki4005 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Boy abunda

  • @sushanart
    @sushanart ปีที่แล้ว

    😇🩵🙏🙌

  • @1x4x9cube
    @1x4x9cube 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah his daughter was pretty good

  • @damonnomad3422
    @damonnomad3422 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This should be on unintentional asmr. :)

  • @sophialow340
    @sophialow340 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @KpxUrz5745
    @KpxUrz5745 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @josearanda2450
    @josearanda2450 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have two painting I will like to sell them any one??

  • @iam1ina1000000
    @iam1ina1000000 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    ??

  • @liltimmy5563
    @liltimmy5563 ปีที่แล้ว

    🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿ف

  • @clivehallam5339
    @clivehallam5339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @michrain5872
    @michrain5872 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @Agustin-io4pw
    @Agustin-io4pw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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