The Great Wave Off Kanagawa

Our Great Wave of Kanagawa mosaic design is inspired by the famous woodblock print of the same name (Japanese: 神奈川沖浪裏) by Japanese akiyo-e artist Hokusai. Hokusai created this print in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history as part of his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, in which he revolutionized Japanese prints by using Prussian blue. The Great Wave of Kanagawa is the most famous of these thirty six prints and depicts three boats moving through a storm-tossed sea, with a large, cresting wave forming a spiral in the center and Mount Fuji visible in the background. Our Moshixel rendering of the famous art work emphasizes the dramatic atmosphere of the scene by setting the storm clouds as a green and white background, while the water and the waves are held in red, orange, and yellow tones, with blue acting as a dramatic addition to both foreground and background. Mount Fuji is shown in white against a backdrop of a red, regularly-pixelated landmass, which contrasts to the dynamic and irregular pixelations used for the water, waves, and sea foam.  

The Great Wave of Kanagawa Moshixel Mosaic consists of 1,350 Rubik's cubes arranged in a 45 x 30 grid. It is currently in the design stage, but once fully built, it will be one of the largest Moshixel mosaics that we have built at 49 x 33 inches in size.