(No. 6) The Great Wave of Poljice
The Great Wave of Poljice is the third wave which was done in series of the 3 Great Waves of Ozren – The Street Art Workshop, realized within the Art Network Project of the World Vision.
Please read 3 Great Waves of Ozren for more info.
Technique: acrylic studio paint on plaster
Size: cca. 140 x 540 cm (55.11 x 212.59 inch)
Year: August 2013
Availability: Public/Street Art
100 Great Waves
Feb 21, 2013
In 2009 we were lucky to have Mr. Adachi from Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints with Mr. Kyoso as a Japanese traditional woodblock print demonstrator to demonstrate and introduce this technique at the Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo. After demonstration I had an opportunity to show Mr. Adachi the photos of my works from 100 Views of Ukiyo-e. When he saw The Great Wave off Kanagawa, he asked me, How many copies did you do? I said, I did only one, as I was aiming to give one original painting to multicopy print. He said, No, You should do 100 copies. At first, the idea of doing 100 paintings of the Great Wave sounded impossible and ridiculous, but in time I realized, I don’t have to do it on canvas, I can do it on walls, it´s nothing new and it´s not the first time someone did it, and yet it becomes a public good unlike painting on canvas that is always private. So I´ve decided whenever I have a chance, to do the Great Wave on walls on each city that invites me to do it.
2018 – Update for the concept 100 Great Waves
As of 2018 I am no longer considering this project to be street art or public only, as this limits my experimental aspect of this series. Therefore my future works will include commissioned art works and indoor murals with private, semi-private and public access.