The story behind Breaking the Wave

bealprutton
Jan 31, 2025
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After Hokusai.

In this piece I tried to emulate the beauty of Hokusai's renowned woodblock print, using distorted images of desolation caused by global conflict, population shifts brought about by climate destruction, and other human vanities.

Unless we change course, rising sea levels will bring bigger waves.

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Unfinished. Trying, failing, discovering, learning.

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Tim Prutton artist Unfinished. Trying, failing, discovering, learning.

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Unfinished. Trying, failing, discovering, learning.