Today, we visited the Seattle Art Museum to visit the Hokusai exhibit. The highlight for me was getting to see an original print of 神奈川沖浪裏 "Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura," "Under the Wave off Kanagawa," sometimes known as "The Great Wave." Hokusai's use of negative space and a mixture of outlined and "boneless" forms is exquisite. I also imagined it to be a much larger work than it is, so that was a bit of a surprise. Ultimately, though, it was one of my great moments experiencing art. A truly holy moment!
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