Hokusai’s Second Wave, With Wires
This is a remix of a well-known woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai, the same artist who created the famous series of woodblock prints named Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji.
It was remixed by persons unknown quite a few years ago, taking the original, moving it through digital pixelation and into a starkly contrasting wireframe for the right half of the image. It’s a wonderful blend of the old and the new without forgetting the history of the image, and recently the guy(s) at Vorpal made a fairly good quality version available on their web site. Read Vorpal’s blog post about this image for more info, but if you have a good inkjet or laserjet at home, print it off and stick it on the wall opposite your bed - along with a picture of NGC 3324 taken by Hubble (see one of my previous posts)… Really inspiring stuff to look at when you’re feeling a little devoid of creativity or imagination.
Found via kiyo, and later, haha.nu.
