Weekly Wallpaper #1

This is the first installment of what I am calling weekly wallpapers. I probably release them every Sunday from now on. Hosting might not be up for too long on most of these so grab them while you can. I'll try and pull from deviant art as much as possible and link to the artists page.

Enjoy!

This is a work by Katsushika Hokusai, dating to the 19 century called Beneath the Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Katsushika Hokusai, (1760 — 1849[2]), was an Edo period Japanese artist, painter, printmaker and ukiyo-e maker. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, (c. 1831), which includes the iconic and internationally-recognized print, 'Beneath the Great Wave off Kanagawa.' Hokusai created the ‘Thirty-Six Views’ both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji [3]. It was this series, specifically ‘The Great Wave’ print and 'Fuji in Clear Weather', that secured Hokusai’s fame both within Japan and overseas. As Lane concludes, “Indeed, if there is one work that made Hokusai’s name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series...” [4]. While Hokusai’s work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition and left lasting impact on the art world. Indeed, it was ‘The Great Wave’ print that initially received, and continues to receive, acclaim and popularity in the Western world. Hokusai is considered one of the outstanding figures of Japanese woodblock printing, sometimes referred to as ukiyo-e.

Via wikipedia