The Great Wave off Kanagawa

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, which is additionally called The Great Wave or The Wave for short, is a wood block print made in japan by the artist Hokusai. It was created by Hokusai sometime between 1830 and 1833 as the very first print in Hokusai's series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. It is one of Hokusai's most famous work. Also considered in the art world as one of the most recognizable pieces of Japanese art in the world. The image is essentially, a massive wave threatening boats off the coast of Kanagawa. It is often times thought to be a tsunami, however it is more likely to be a large rogue wave. Like all the prints in the series, it shows the area around Mount Fuji under different weather conditions, and the mountain itself is shown in the…

The Great Wave off Kanagawa, also known as The Great Wave or simply The Wave, is a woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. It was published sometime between 1830 and 1833 in the Edo period as the first print in Hokusai's series 36 Views of Mount Fuji. It is Hokusai's most famous work, and one of the most recognizable works of Japanese art in the world. The image is essentially, a massive wave threatening boats off the coast of Kanagawa. While sometimes assumed to be a tsunami, the wave…

Art speaks to us in ways that words alone cannot. Everyone conveys a different story from a single piece of artwork and its crazy how different people see things. Not only does art express many emotions that the artist is feeling, but it helps them connect with their viewers through the piece. All pieces of art, as soon as they are viewed, become part of an international conversation. Each artwork contributes something else to the explanation and observations of the world around us. A piece…

#1. The title of this work of are is Under the Wave off Kanagawa it is also referred to as The Great Wave. The dimensions of this particular work, measures ten and one-eights by 14 and fifteenth-sixteenths inches. The date that the Wave off Kanagawa was created 1830 till 1832. The medium that was used in the creation of this work of art is: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper. #2. In the Wave off Kanagawa there is obviously a gigantic wave that takes up most of the portrait.…

At the tip of the giant wave, it gives the impression of having large claws; this is possibly symbolic of the influence of western culture about to spread into Japanese culture. Though when we look in the background, Mount Fuji is standing tall, symbolizing the resilience of Japanese culture despite other impending views. I chose Hokusai because he was a spontaneous and disorganized man, much like the wave which appears to be abnormally large compared to the boats. The boats are like the…

The Great Wave Off Kanagawa and The Inlet of Nobuto are visually very different, contrasting drastically in the conveyed emotional expressiveness. Both paintings clearly portray a great interconnection between men and nature, as to point out an important theme fundamental to Japanese art. However, in The Great Wave the nature seems to rebel against men, while in The Inlet of Nobuto it embraces them inserenity and harmony. Perhaps, this change in dynamics reveals various life circumstances the…

shown in two ways, first, with the title of the piece of work mentioning that it is during the dawn and second, with the use of a lighter tone of orange in the background near the mountains, symbolizing the sun just rising over the area. Furthermore, one can assume that the people of the village are leaving their village to undertake their daily work routine. This can be speculated by looking at the positions of the people in the painting, all of the people except for two in the left half of the…

Hokusai used scale when he painted Mount Fuji. His composition in The Great Wave and The Inlet of Nobuto placed Mount Fuji in a distant center point in each painting. Mount Fuji is symbolic in each painting, yet he uses scale to give importance to the catastrophic waves, or the Japanese villagers gathering peacefully. In both paintings, Mount Fuji is the background. The mountain is undefeated by natural disasters. In The Inlet of Nobuto, the mountain is really distant, and completely covered…

Japanese art is a classic in Asian art. Both images do show beauty and nature, as well as water being the subject of both paintings. “The Great Wave off Kanagawa shows water being violent and fearful especially at the peak in the wave. “The Inlet of Naboot” shows water as being peaceful. In Hokusai's Great Wave, I feel the unifying theme is endless. The great wave comes through Japan in the painting; even though, Mount Fuji is still standing in the background. The wave signifies natural…

Katsushika Hokusai’s piece titled The Great Wave off Shore At Kanagawa is a Japanese woodblock print that was created around 1826-1833 in the Edo period. This piece is apart of Hokusai’s series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Japan’s most famous mountain, Mount Fuji is in every piece in the series. This piece is relatively small at 10 1/8 inches x 14 15/16 inches. Yet, Hokusai did not make his magnificent pieces of art alone, he had skilled craftsman aid in the production of the each of his…