David Bull (craftsman)
Appearance
David Bull | |
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![]() David Bull in his Mokuhankan print party studio | |
Born | 1951 England |
Notable work | Ukiyo-e heroes, The Great Wave |
Style | Ukiyo-e |
Movement | Hanga[1] |
Website | mokuhankan woodblock |
David Bull is an ukiyo-e woodblock printer and carver who heads the Mokuhankan ukiyo-e studio in Asakusa, Tokyo.[2][3] Born in Britain, Bull moved to Canada at 5, and lived there until 1986 when he at 35 relocated with his family to Tokyo to pursue ukiyo-e.[4][2] He first discovered Japanese woodblocks while working in a music shop in 1980 in Toronto, at 28, and started making his own prints without formal training.[2][4] He is known for his work on the Ukiyo-e heroes kickstarter crowd-funding project together with Jed Henry, recreating modern videogame scenes in old-style woodblock prints.[5][6][7] The Mokuhankan studio has a shop and offers 'print parties' for amateurs, where they can try on the craft of printing.[8]
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References
- ^ https://ooloopress.com/Library/books-links/
- ^ a b c Corkill, Edan (2008-06-29). "David Bull: In the wake of Hokusai". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ Corporation), NHK (Japan Broadcasting, I Love Tokyo! A woodblock artist in Asakusa - TOKYO EYE 2020 - TV - NHK WORLD - English, retrieved 2018-03-25
- ^ a b "Woodblock prints and paintings | MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION". www.mitsubishicarbide.com. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- ^ Cheshire, Tom. "Kong gets chipped: the story of Ukiyo-e Heroes". Wired UK. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Ukiyo-e Heroes: video-game characters as samurai". cnet.com.
- ^ "Artists turn video games into Japanese wood block prints". Polygon.
- ^ "CRAFTS: When in Tokyo, try making a Japanese woodblock print". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
External links
- Woodblock.com David Bull's world of Woodblock Printmaking
- Mokuhankan David's print shop and studio in Tokyo
- Ukiyo-e heroes
- Interview with David Bull on YouTube