From Fukushima to Hiroshima
Homage to Hokusai Series II
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Inspired
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, 1833 1834,
MUSASHINO NO FUJI volume III- 92, Le Fuji vu de la plaine de Musashi
« La plaine de Musahi, à l’ouest d’Edo, est un lieu désolé où ne poussent que des herbes sauvages ; elle s’étend jusqu’au pied du Fuji derrière lequel la lune va disparaître. Hokusai n’illustre pas le poème prétendent que la lune s’élève des herbes, puis y disparaît. Ici la lune suit son cours naturel et va disparaître derrière le Fuji tandis que des bancs de brumes envahissent déjà la plaine où, si l’on en croit les légendes, surgiront peut-être des fantômes. »
Extrait de Hokusai, Les cent vues du Mont Fuji, Hazan, 2008, page 44
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Inspired
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, 1833 1834,
OMORI, volume I-16, Omori village
"In Edo Bay, to the south, the village of Omori was famous for the black herbs (nori) that were grown on bamboo poles like bouchots; it's in these nori that sushi is wrapped;ic, two boats cruise among the seaweed for the harvest. In the distance, Fuji seems to be watching over man's activity."
Excerpt from Hokusai, The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, Hazan, 2008, page 13
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Homage, Ecology
Tchernobyl
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Inspired
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, 1833 1834,
KYORA NO FUJI volume III-85, Le Fuji under a bridge
"The trunk of an old tree on the right and, on the left, the indentation of a huge rock serve as a fulcrum for a small wooden bridge that's dry enough for woodcutters and travelers to walk on. Its shape is unusual (it's normally arched), but it's more a footbridge than a bridge, and the distance over the void is very small; the rice paddies create a link between Fuji in the distance and the foreground, whose heaviness is no doubt intended to frame Fuji's elegant form."
Excerpt from Hokusai, The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, Hazan, 2008, page 42
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Homage, Ecology
Nuclear accidents
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Inspired
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, 1833 1834,
KAIHIN NO FUJI volume III- 100, Fuji from the beach
"Such a rock had already been the subject of a detail in the depiction of Matsushima beach. Here, however, it is Hokusai's baroque style that is to be admired: he uses observations noted on the spot to transform them into a detail designed to enhance another part of reality. The contrast between the pure form of Fuji and the baroque character of the rock through which it can be seen is a compositional device that Hokusai cannot resist."
Excerpt from Hokusai, The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, Hazan, 2008, page 46
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Inspired
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, 1833 1834,
TAIBI IPPITSU NO FUJI volume III-102, The Fuji concluded in a single stroke
"Everything ends masterfully on this page, which is both the Fuji itself that has come to rest on the paper, and a kind of Hokusai signature: It begins at the bottom of the page with a black spot, the trace of a brush heavily laden with ink, which unfurls like a cloud moving from earth to sky, while the brush lightens, climbs the space, breaks a little at the top before inflecting itself towards the earth in a stroke that breaks off lightly but has no end. "
Excerpt from Hokusai, The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, Hazan, 2008, page 47
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Homage, Ecology
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Inspired
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, 1833 1834,
FUKUROJU,
"This page is based on a play on words: fuku, "bat" - three of them fly in the sky - and Roku, "deer" - similar to the one that brays in the sky. The play on words would evoke the god of longevity, fukurokuji, generally represented by a deer; bats, symbols of good health, fly above Fuji, which embodies immortality. In this way, Hokusai would have evoked his concern for long life and total fulfillment."
Excerpt from Hokusai, The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, Hazan, 2008, page 43
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Homage, Ecology
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Inspired
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
The Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, 1833 1834,
AMI NI HERADATARU FUJI, volume III-72, Fuji through a spider's web
"A spider lurking in the center of its web has already caught a few flies and a beautiful maple leaf. Can it capture the almost unreal white Fuji, which can be seen through the irregular threads of this immense web? That's not really the question, since nothing in the world can defeat the sacred mountain, but the threads are skilfully indicated, without any concern for realism, and Hokusai manages to convey a very accurate perception."
Extrait de Hokusai ,Les cent vues du Mont Fuji, Hazan, 2008, page 38
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newspaper collage, Indian ink and walnut stain on watercolor paper, mounted on cardboard
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Homage, Ecology
