LEGO’s artistic version of Hokusai’s The Great Wave of Kanagawa is just as captivating as the original

Dec 30 2022 by Yanko Design

 

It distills the detailed painting down to a set of block-based art but retains every bit of the original’s grand beauty.

The Great Wave of Kanagawa remains one of the art world’s most iconic and recognizable paintings. Just about as famous as the Mona Lisa or Van Gogh’s Starry Night, The Great Wave is a hallmark of Japan’s Ukiyo-e art movement, which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries and involved a series of detailed wood-block print techniques. LEGO Art’s...

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