#paintings

#paintings

Here’s LEGO’s Rendition of Hokusai’s The Great WaveFollowing the successful release of LEGO’s take on one of Van Gogh’s most popular works, Starry Night, another iconic painting is coming into the shelves of toy block enthusiasts and collectors alike.Hokusai’s The Great Wave of Kanagawa is a hallmark of Japan’s Ukiyo-e art movement, which features the rise of detailed wood-block print techniques. It’s also one of the most recognizable artworks in the world. Now, a new version of it will be introduced to the world through the lens of LEGO Art. The resulting product contains over 1810 pieces of blocks. There is also a special brick that contains the original artist’s signature, which is neat! The painting, when built, stands 15.5 inches in height and 20.5 inches in width. This makes it twice as large as the original. Additionally, the box it comes in has a QR code that leads buyers to a specially-made soundtrack to enhance their building experience. If you’re interested in purchasing this LEGO set, it is now available in their official store. The LEGO Art Hokusai - The Great Wave is sold for $99.99.Image credit: LEGO#LEGO #toys #Hokusai #TheGreatWave #Ukiyoe #paintings #woodblock #collections #collectors 

National Gallery’s Botched Art RestorationOh, dear. This situation certainly proves that the moving parts behind a big institution are still humans, and are prone to making mistakes. Case in point: the National Gallery of London has managed to botch one of the world’s nativity paintings, right in time during the festive season.Piero della Francesca’s The Nativity is back on view after a 3-year restoration, with the Gallery deciding to exhibit the art piece during the festive season. Unfortunately, the results of the process might put off a few art enthusiasts. First, the colors in the original painting were altered to a different shade and hue. Additionally, every line in the painting was re-emphasized, to the point that somebody just drew a sloppy line over every detail in the artwork, or as Jonathan Jones puts it: “it’s like a garish digital reconstruction of what the painting may have looked like in 1475 when it was new – except, instead of offering this as a hypothetical, it has been physically repainted or, in the evasive language of restorers, ‘retouched’.” Image credit: The National Gallery, London#paintings #restoration #NationalGallery #London #Nativity #PierodellaFrancesca