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Blog The Great Wave off KanagawaTuesday, August 03, 2004This is a thing of beauty. A two hundred year old, hand carved, block print from the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. I picked it up on a greetings card last year, and never sent it, as I couldn't stop looking at it, and, in the end, decided to frame it and hand hang it on my wall instead. Take a moment to examine it, it is called “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/hokusai/great-wave.jpg Van Gough, Degas, Lautrec, and Monet were all influenced by Hokusai's prints. I imagine them staring at this little picture, as I do now. I like the fact that this little boat and wave has inspired great artists to produce wonderful things. So, the other day in the launderette I picked up a magazine called 'The Bitch' which is a feminist-oriented publication. In one article, it berates men in general, and a male-dominated advertising house in particular, for using women's bodies to sell a music system. It published technical and account support numbers of the advertisers and encouraged outraged women to call and complain to the poor harassed clerks on the other end who had nothing to do with the advert at all. Anyway, I get to the back page and what do I see? Yes, it's the 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' used in some advertising. And what thing of beauty is it advertising? Well, a G-Spot wand of course - made from clear glass or plastic, it curves along the Hokusai's wave. The man in the boat now appears to be peering at this huge monstrosity in the ocean, as one would stare at a sea monster. I tried to remember the name of the company responsible so I could publish their telephone number and encourage you to call and complain – you could have asked them to stop using beautiful art to sell dildos... but I forget it. I'm fairly sure it's the 'E Glass Archer' though (“Microwave, Freeze and Dishwasher safe!”), you can take a look at it here: http://www.sextoysauction.com/E-Glass-Archer.htm 0 Comments: |
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