SEEING DOUBLE:
Love and Peace vs.
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa
Top: Love and Peace by Caroline Calvin
Bottom: The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai
Caroline Calvin created a denim mosaic that depicts a detail of Hokusai's well-known woodblock print, The Great Wave Off Kanagawa. Sized at 22 feet x 12 feet, and incorporating 35 pairs of jeans, the piece is called Love and Peace. Calvin, a Levi's executive, used this medium to display her fascination with the "perfect wave" (she also happens to be an avid surfer).
Pretty cool, huh?
By the way, this is the 2nd time I'm referencing Hokusai on this blog (see 1st mention here). It's all building up to an OFFICIAL Hokusai post. Consider this just one long drumroll.
In the meantime read more about his life and work here.
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