Katsushika The Great Wave Analysis
The world of art can be a hard and an unforgiving place to express oneself. If an artist is lucky enough, he or she, will create a piece that will be viewed for millenniums after it is created. One of the greatest things an artist can achieve, is to create an artwork that will leave the world with a way to remember them and somehow have an impactful representation or message. Many artists have come and gone with or without recognition, but one artist who was lucky to find the spot light was the artist, Hokusai Katsushika. Hokusai is the artist who created The Great Wave. It is his best known work and he is consisted to be one of the greatest Japanese artists. Hokusai Katsushika was born in 1760 and died in the year 1849. The Great Wave is actually not a Japanese painting, but it is a woodblock
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It may seem that Hokusai Katsushika is trying to capture the force of nature, which he does, but I think it means a little more. I think that Katsushika is trying to do two things. First he is representing nature and the sheer force of it. He depicts how unpredictable nature is and why it should be respected. That is shown through the men in the tiny boats and the massive wave that is about to crash upon them. They were caught in a terrible storm and should not underestimate how strong the waves can be. At the same time the fishermen seem to be handling this moment of being crushed by a wave very well. It seems as if they have gone through this before and are coping with the situation. I think this is where the other meaning comes into play. I think this image also illustrates life. Life can be very unpredictable, like the waves, or it can be clear and stable, like Mount Fiji in the background. Also, the fishermen are people trying to cope with life. They are at a rough time in their lives, but they will be able to figure it out and eventually return to stability or Mount
It may seem that Hokusai Katsushika is trying to capture the force of nature, which he does, but I think it means a little more. I think that Katsushika is trying to do two things. First he is representing nature and the sheer force of it. He depicts how unpredictable nature is and why it should be respected. That is shown through the men in the tiny boats and the massive wave that is about to crash upon them. They were caught in a terrible storm and should not underestimate how strong the waves can be. At the same time the fishermen seem to be handling this moment of being crushed by a wave very well. It seems as if they have gone through this before and are coping with the situation. I think this is where the other meaning comes into play. I think this image also illustrates life. Life can be very unpredictable, like the waves, or it can be clear and stable, like Mount Fiji in the background. Also, the fishermen are people trying to cope with life. They are at a rough time in their lives, but they will be able to figure it out and eventually return to stability or Mount