ocean

The ocean has many moods, forms and expressions and has inspired many artists through the ages.

Katsushika Hokusai 's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" ( Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura) is an internationally recognised print, perhaps one of the most well known renderings of an ocean and the best recognised work of Japanese art in the world. 

The Ukiyo-e woodblock print by the Japanese 19th century artist (published around 1830) is the first in his famous series of prints called 'Thirty six views of Mount Fuji' which, as per historian Richard Lane is " a monumental print-series, one work- that made Hokusai's name both in Japan and abroad"

Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist, Ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa

Like every other piece of 'great art', The Great wave has inspired more art, as demonstrated by the following images, taken from different art and design disciplines.

 

source: http://thisisjapan.asia/katsushika-hokusais-under-the-great-wave-off-kanagawa-as-an-inspiration-for-various-projects/

source: http://lidiaalinaartstuff.blogspot.in/2012/05/great-wave-of-kanagawa-hokusai.html

source: http://annafelldowntherabbithole.blogspot.in/2011/06/inspiration-dior-at-moscows-pushkin.html

Photo Credits for above picture: Andrea Russo

source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/9874847@N03/4440965388/in/set-72157607388721337