Hokusai Pop-Ups
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 050051884X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 16 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lisa JF said Great information with good popups. I love pop-up books, have quite a few. This book is very nice. I bought it as a gift, shipped across country with a few other items. The book has a lot of information and great quotes from Hokusai. The popups are nice. Don't expect spectacular popups but they are worth the purchase of the book. I didn't purchase one for my collection, probably won't as I'm looking for more complicated and highly engineered popups. It's just my preference.. Pop-ups worthy of Hokusai's art Communications Pro I love this book, the latest in this designer's series of pop-ups of great artists (check out her Escher and Dali books as well). The pop-up architecture for each spread can seem almost deceptively simple but they are a perfect match for the wonderful art. Yes, the Great Wave is on the cover and it's the piece everyone knows but you've got to check out The Phoenix for a truly eye popping translation of a 2D painting to 3D.. First rate pop-up book Mildred E. Kaye I love to collect good pop-up books. This is perhaps the most beautiful and exciting I have acquired.
“Realized in jewel-like colors, Hokusai's simple views of everyday scenes in Japan, his sense of balance and harmony, and his highly stylized but ever-changing techniques seem to capture the spirit and traditions of his homeland. Hokusai Pop-Ups brings this stunning art to life.” - The Entertainment Report
6 pop-ups, plus 5 illustrations. Noted works such as Ejiri in Suruga Province, Chrysanthemums and Horsefly, Phoenix, Kirifuri Waterfall at Kurokami Mountain in Shimotsuke, The Poem of Ariwara no Narihira, and the iconic, instantly recognizable The Great Wave are accompanied by explanatory text as well as complementary quotes from writers and artists such as Degas and Van Gogh. Hokusai Pop-Ups brings this stunning art to life. The iconic art of Japanese artist Hokusai, from great waves to waterfalls and mountains, reimagined in dramatic 3-D pop-upsKatsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist born in 1760 whose legacy remains, some 150 years after his death, as important as ever. His work influenced Impres
. Courtney Watson McCarthy is a paper engineer and graphic designer. From the time she dissected her first pop-up book, determined to solve the riddle of how it worked, she was hooked. After experimenting with cards and other small projects, she went on to design and engineer Eye Magic, M.C. Escher Pop-Ups, New York Times acclaimed Gaudí Pop-Ups, Pop-Up Numbers, and Dalí Pop-Ups. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and two daughters. With a degree in theatrica