I went to see Hokusai and Hiroshige exhibition in Ateneum art museum in Helsinki. It is evident where for example Herge, creator of Tintin, did get the ideas for his drawing style.
There were numerous woodcut prints on display. Many, but not all, of the 36 views of Mount Fuji including the iconic “The Big Wave”. [...]
Entries from November 2008
November 7, 2008
Hokusai and the Big Wave
November 3, 2008
That’s The Spirit
Looks very much like Sin City and very little like Eisner’s The Spirit. That’s of course the up and coming The Spirit Movie directed by Frank Miller. Being a huge Frank Miller fan I naturally liked the familiar Miller-style scenery in the trailer, but is it The Spirit? It is naturally Miller’s interpretation and no [...]
