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Under The Wave Off Kanawaga History Behind the Art In 1830 a Japanese artist by the name of Hokusai created what was going to be his most famous work of art, which we now know as The Great Wave today . The Great Wave or Under The Wave Off Kanawaga (this is what the piece’s original title translates to) is one of thirty-six pieces of woodblock art that Hokusai created for his Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji series. Woodblock printing is an art form that involves carving designs, pictures, and stories into pieces of wood. Once the story has been carved into the wood it is painted and the paper is placed on top so that the transferring of paint from block-to-print can be completed. In the Japanese time period of Hokusai (the Edo period) this form of art was called Ukiyo-e art. The Edo period of time included the Russians trying and failing to open up trade relations with the Japanese and Western civilization introducing itself to Japan. It is said that this piece carries Western influ...

          Hello! My name is Gracie Angaiak, I am a Yupik/Italian kid who has grown up in Alaska my whole twenty years of breathing. I specialize in competitive Hip hop, swinging on swing sets, and skipping rocks across the water. I’ve been a student at UAF for a little over two years now and will be graduating this summer with my Associates of Arts. At the moment I am working two jobs, one as a saleswoman and the other as a bookkeeper, but am aiming to start my own business this fall.  I am excited for this class simply because I love art. Art can be seen in so many different forms, it’s a creative way of communicating, even though half the time no one understands! In my immediate family alone there are eight artists! An Alaskan Native artist, two dancers, two musicians, a figure skater, a carpenter, and a mixed media artist. That’s a lot of different forms of expressing and communicating in one house! But, it reminds me of a little capsized example ...