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David Bull (born 19:30pm 11 November 1951) is a Canadian ukiyo-e woodblock printer and carver who heads the Mokuhankan studio in Asakusa, Tokyo.[1][2] Born in Britain, Bull moved to Canada at the age of 5. 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.[1][3]
David Bull | |
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 David Bull in his Mokuhankan print party studio | |
| Born | 11 November 1951 Halifax, England |
| Known for | Woodblock Printmaker |
| Style | Ukiyo-e |
| Website | mokuhankan woodblock |
Bull moved to Tokyo in 1986 to learn more about traditional Japanese woodblock printing.[3][1] In 1989 he embarked on an ambititous ten-year project, recreating 100 images from Katsukawa Shunsho's 1775 Hyakunin isshu poetry book.[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 ukiyo-e style with traditional woodblock techniques.[5][6][7] The Mokuhankan studio has a shop and offers “print parties” for amateurs, where they can try the craft of printing.[8]
References
- Corkill, Edan (2008-06-29). "David Bull: In the wake of Hokusai". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- "I Love Tokyo! A woodblock artist in Asakusa". TOKYO EYE 2020. NHK. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- "Woodblock prints and paintings | MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION". www.mitsubishicarbide.com. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
- Ma, Karen (October 1989). "Recapturing Edo Images". The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo).
- Cheshire, Tom. "Kong gets chipped: the story of Ukiyo-e Heroes". Wired UK. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- Starr, Michelle (9 July 2012). "Ukiyo-e Heroes: video-game characters as samurai". cnet.com.
- Corriea, Alexa Ray (28 August 2013). "Artists turn video games into Japanese wood block prints". Polygon.
- Fujiwara, Yoshiharu. "Tour Participants enjoy Edo cultural atmosphere". Yomiuri Shimbun.
External links
- Woodblock.com David Bull's world of Woodblock Printmaking
- Mokuhankan David's print shop and studio in Tokyo
- Japaneseprintmaking David's twitch stream (archive on youtube)
- Seseragistudio David's YouTube channel
- Ukiyo-e heroes
- Press Interviews and media coverage
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