David Bull (craftsman)

David Bull
David Bull in his Mokuhankan print party studio
Born 1951
England
Residence Tokyo, Japan
Notable work Ukiyo-e heroes, The Great Wave
Style Ukiyo-e
Movement Hanga[1]
Website mokuhankan.com
woodblock.com

David Bull is an ukiyo-e woodblock printer and carver who heads the Mokuhankan ukiyo-e studio in Asakusa, Tokyo.[2][3] Born in Britain, Bull moved to Canada at 5, and lived there until 1986 when he at 35 relocated with his family to Tokyo to pursue ukiyo-e.[4][2] 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.[2][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 old-style woodblock prints.[5][6][7] The Mokuhankan studio has a shop and offers 'print parties' for amateurs, where they can try on the craft of printing.[8]

A simpler woodblock used in the print parties where amateurs can make their own prints.

References

  1. ↑ https://ooloopress.com/Library/books-links/
  2. 1 2 3 Corkill, Edan (2008-06-29). "David Bull: In the wake of Hokusai". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  3. ↑ Corporation), NHK (Japan Broadcasting, I Love Tokyo! A woodblock artist in Asakusa - TOKYO EYE 2020 - TV - NHK WORLD - English, retrieved 2018-03-25
  4. 1 2 "Woodblock prints and paintings | MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION". www.mitsubishicarbide.com. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  5. ↑ Cheshire, Tom. "Kong gets chipped: the story of Ukiyo-e Heroes". Wired UK. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ukiyo-e Heroes: video-game characters as samurai". cnet.com.
  7. ↑ "Artists turn video games into Japanese wood block prints". Polygon.
  8. ↑ "CRAFTS: When in Tokyo, try making a Japanese woodblock print". Mail Online. Retrieved 2018-03-25.


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