I was just about to comment the same thing. Nothing gets me more motivated than hearing this man talk about woodblock prints
@ljjlander14 жыл бұрын
Dave's the man
@KeredAglo3 жыл бұрын
You say Art but David himself doesn't regard what he does as Art but instead a beautiful manufacturing process. He just translates a said Art from the Artist to the said process. But the process is a beautiful amazing thing to behold in itself.
@VirtuaFig3 жыл бұрын
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@emrazum4 жыл бұрын
That level of detail is astounding. I don't even understand how carving something that small is possible
@Cernumospete4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I can nearly taste the 'how?'.
@mikep14 жыл бұрын
1 part good wood, 1 part sharp knife, 1 part good eyes and light, 10 parts patience.
@seseragistudio4 жыл бұрын
... and 87 parts practice ...
@JasonP63392 жыл бұрын
@@seseragistudio I'm so jealous! How difficult is it for people in the US to participate in the auctions and I wonder if most sellers on there are willing to ship to the US?
@anthonydeville59762 жыл бұрын
2:36
@MamaSymphonia4 жыл бұрын
David, you spoil us. This continues to be one of the channels that I cannot believe is free.
@seseragistudio4 жыл бұрын
Well, I do need to eat, but plenty of people _do_ 'pay' me for my activities, either by picking up one of our prints, or through the Patreon. The patronage of both of these groups keeps it going for everybody! (I'm just thankful that KZbin seems to keep recommending these things, even though we aren't running ads on them. I guess they are just happy to have the eyeballs ...)
@nathanyoung96914 жыл бұрын
@@seseragistudio I can personally say that I stumbled across your work because of a KZbin rec. Woodblock carving has been something I've been interested in for as long as I can remember. Once I found your videos, I went to task to absorb as many tips and tricks in your videos as I could. After finding a supplier in the US with the proper tools and supplies, tried my hand at it. A few sample trials and prints later, I realized that I had much more to learn, so I went looking for more info. On the suppliers website, (imcclains.com/catalog/books/index.html for anyone also interested) I found a link to a very reasonable priced e-book and scooped it up with out much thought. And who did I stumble across? :) I'd like to thank you for being so open and sharing your years of hard earned experience to promote this amazing art form, and had only wish that I had been came across your work years earlier!
@snwy99064 жыл бұрын
I'm in love with woodblock print making ever since I stumbled across you
@freedomsol50784 жыл бұрын
This guy's channel is literally him just geeking out so hard on Japanese wood block prints... And I love it.
@Mauriliso4 жыл бұрын
What a pleasure to hear this man speaking. Intelligence, passion, humor, good taste, good manners, exquisite way of turning thoughts into well constructed phrases... Thank you sir, you are a master in so many senses.
@grenguz4 жыл бұрын
You are the Bob Ross of Japanese wood engraving, is equally relaxing and interesting to watch your videos.
@moomoomayhem75274 жыл бұрын
First stumbled across this listening to an ASMR thing. Now I watch them because they're just generally interesting.
@liamcave88054 жыл бұрын
You can really feel the love and passion this man holds for his craft and the joy when sharing it.
@luisfesanmi4 жыл бұрын
Dave, a few of your prints in my small and humble collection, my memories of my visits to your workshop last year and the passion you share on your work are truly heartwarming on these times...
@Aaron-hq4bu4 жыл бұрын
I've always been interested in visual art; however, this, I must admit, was my entree into the world of woodblock printing. As fascinating as it is beautiful. Your passion and consummate mastery of your craft is by itself an example to all. Thank you for this series!
@alexp.16462 жыл бұрын
always enjoy your content David. You're giving a chunk of history to me that I never knew I'd love so much.
@russboorman4 жыл бұрын
Such a pleasant surprise getting two videos back to back!!
@jasonhayes77994 жыл бұрын
I love the excitement of David it is encouraging to me to find something to be so passionate about.
@johnsales15624 жыл бұрын
Yes! Another video! Watching a David Bull video has become an evening routine. You are a much needed calming presence in these crazy times. Thank you.
@atunnard14 жыл бұрын
Your passion for printmaking is a pleasure to watch! Providing high resolution versions of the prints for us to browse really is above and beyond! Thank you!
@Braintier4 жыл бұрын
Hey David! I love watching your videos. They make me feel relaxed and peaceful. Your videos are really educational, interning and fun. I’m glad that your still here enjoying what you do. Thank you for everything you have taught us David! 😁
@laurenriegelman31754 жыл бұрын
I am so delighted to have come across your videos David! You have given me such an appreciation for a style of art I previously knew nothing about. I thoroughly enjoy your insights and excitement about printmaking! What a wonderful calling to keep alive the tradition and encourage new generations of appreciation!
@warnerww834 жыл бұрын
I adore these videos. Thank you for a calm introspective moment in an otherwise turbulent world.
@jamitodd8013 жыл бұрын
His work is incredible yet he is so humble and seems like a very pleasant man.
@nighteyesiv4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are a bright spot in an otherwise dark year and I cannot thank you enough for the hard work you do and the peace you bring to many! Thank you for another amazing video!
@matthewsawczyn6592 Жыл бұрын
Dave's passion never ceases to inspire me
@colinbrightwell45444 жыл бұрын
Everyone needs to be as passionate about something as you are with woodblock prints, David. Keep giving us this level of passion.
@zeeZerl4 жыл бұрын
Next video: supplement supplement - "I talked to them and they sent us the original blocks"
@LaserPrinterBW4 жыл бұрын
that's probably what you get when their is no internet, tv, smartphones and Tinder around. A lot of time to perfect a craft :)
@peterjensen68444 жыл бұрын
Oh I'm sure he's reached out to ask!
@malafakka85304 жыл бұрын
The video was uploaded ten minutes ago, is almost 20 minutes long and yet there are already comments on it. I guess this shows how much appreciation we have for his videos.
@cincy.a.l.w32193 жыл бұрын
A dream of mine to get to a point of David Bull... Completely submerging my world into my art without societal distractions of the world. I love hearing the excitement in his voice. I hope everyone has their own untamable joy in their own craft.
@cammro4 жыл бұрын
these have inspired me, to them they are just living their life in the 18th century, but to us everything they do is rare and exceptional, and it made me think about the world around us, people wearing high vis vests and moving boxes, maybe in 100 yrs time no one does that, so i have drawn up some concepts and emulated a bit of the style. thanks mr for sharing this.
@olliew39934 жыл бұрын
Just bought my first wood block prints from a local antique dealer - an interest born from this channel.
@lagnath4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your work you put into these videos. These are always wonderful.
@user-ew2qh5ms4g4 жыл бұрын
I’m for sure buying one of these in the future, They are DEVINE!!! Love it
@Frank-bc8gg4 жыл бұрын
My God, the detail of this is mindblowing for something printed using carved wood and ink.
@spracketskooch4 жыл бұрын
Dave, thanks to you I've learned some marks of quality to look for. These prints are mind-blowing, even to my untrained eye.
@fabriziodutto75083 жыл бұрын
Thank you David, for all the passion you put in your work, I think you're doing a wonderful job, even if the materials are not the ones used many years ago, maybe you could find someone sharing your same passion, to select the wood, and another one making the paper, maybe also one doing ink and another one providing good steel for your tools! I think this can happen and I wish you all the best! Stay safe!
@mikee46894 жыл бұрын
Absolutely incredible stuff. Thank you so much for making the effort to share these, Dave!
@NamaskarShanti3 жыл бұрын
Such PASSION for your art David!!! So enriching to watch your videos!!! Thank you!!!
@karengeer26944 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave for the supplement. Soooo interesting as usual
@svonkie4 жыл бұрын
David is amazingly well spoken and then it dawned on me that woodblock carving and speaking/teaching have similarities. You are on a tightrope of sorts with each. You are performing refined actions on the fly, and you can't take back mistakes (That is, if you don't edit the video, which you rarely do). Fascinating!
@emmaanderson80834 жыл бұрын
He’s making my obsession with printmaking worse. Once I’ve learned enough Japanese, graduated from high school, and have a stable income I’m definitely gonna come to Tokyo and take some classes from you. Thank you so much for making me realize that there is so many different kinds of art making me wanna travel the world to see different cultures and the art; old and new. You’ve inspired me to do at least some kind of printmaking for my AP portfolio. I wanna show people the beauty of the art of printmaking.
@mattmclauchlan4 жыл бұрын
You’re a phenomenal story teller, David. It’s a pleasure watching each and every video you produce. Not only because the content and topics are so interesting, but because the way you present is so genuine, and seemingly effortless, that I know from the moment I’m welcomed to your carving bench, or to the flea market, or to your Print Party room, I’m in a safe space.
@beebebop4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for yet another superb exposition, David. This video made my Sunday GREAT!
@glynnismcc45494 жыл бұрын
Thank you David. #11 as told by you has been enthralling.
@eternalkick4 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad I came across this channel. There’s so much to discover here
@williambremner90224 жыл бұрын
Your enthusiasm is so wonderful. Thank you showing us this incredible portfolio.
@mysterybeta4 жыл бұрын
Excellent and passionate sharing of this wonderful artform. Thank you!
@madeofnapalm4 жыл бұрын
Yay another video so soon!
@trentonziegler4 жыл бұрын
😃
@mar1no124 жыл бұрын
I love art and this isn't even my thing but, there is something soothing and hypnotic about his videos.
@WhamBamBoozler4 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video! However I would never say that the work you and your staff have done "falls short". The amazing work that you folks at Mokuhankan do can't be overstated
@BaltimoreActual4 жыл бұрын
amazing, it's like finding hidden bonus material on a DVD. Thanks for sharing, David!
@titaniumdiveknife3 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Very amazing. Bless you Mr. Bull.
@kathleenstubelekctts12044 жыл бұрын
Are these scripted? It doesn't seem like it, but he never stumbles or says "Um", just seems to naturally tell the story of the print with great ease and enthusiasm.
@MellowSquash4 жыл бұрын
Dave might be the foremost English speaking expert on Japanese woodcut prints and carving, truly a master in his own right even if he may not think himself so
@michaelbuelow92754 жыл бұрын
Always interesting stories beautifully told. Thank you for sharing.
@jamescash80512 жыл бұрын
I don't know if I like Japanese wood block printing, but I like hearing Dave Bull talk about them.
@ThoseWhoDare4 жыл бұрын
Dear David. The catawiki auctions are also quite popular for woodblock prints. Thanks for this very interesting continuation. I was - again - spell-bound by your great enthusiasm. I enjoy your framed prints every day at my house. I will send a photo by email. Greetings from a Danish follower 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
@h0b0y0da44 жыл бұрын
I feel like watching him carve out a woodblock version of a Bob Ross painting would be peak asmr
@jerribee13 жыл бұрын
😊
@DelphicExpanse4 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video! So glad to see another video so soon after the last one.
@superduperwiiuowner4 жыл бұрын
Another video! Fantastic!!!!
@Terkzorr4 жыл бұрын
It's always a good day for woodblock prints when they're bought by Dave to be added to his collection and be appreciated instead of rotting in some garage or attic.
@moonish134 жыл бұрын
I HIGHLY recommend looking at the prints on the site, zooming in to see the beautiful detail, and then zooming out so that the print is ~5 inches on your screen to gawk at the simply wild precision.
@LadyB_miniatures4 жыл бұрын
love your twitch stream when I can get on . love how much history Japanese printmaking has...
@plushplaya65534 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy these !
@CallousSonnallous4 жыл бұрын
Your presentation skills are sublime and your passion is truly enviable and inspiring ^.^
@ln145174 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting the collection online.
@platonicexorcism50774 жыл бұрын
This entire video was excellent, but I particularly love your bit about “shogunai!” Craftsmen like yourself have my infinite respect, and I hope that one day we might be able to have a world where genius, hardworking people like you and your staff are not a specialty of the world. Wood blocking to me represents the importance of art and craftsmanship in work, and your ability to connect with “the youth” (I say as an 18 year old haha) about these important topics is even more important. People like you give me great hope :-)
@newintellectual.4 жыл бұрын
Another Mr. Bull's video!! Ahh, this feels like Christmas for me. :)
@GlobalVeteranStories4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers David!
@PixelBytesPixelArtist4 жыл бұрын
Love ya Dave ✌️
@mikeydluffy27184 жыл бұрын
A lovely video to brighten up a wet and windy Wednesday morning. Thank you for sharing this wonderful collection.
@allahajen4 жыл бұрын
This upload made my day! Thanks Dave
@ljjlander14 жыл бұрын
What a great week! Awesome!
@kimberlyf.41304 жыл бұрын
What a find! Absolutely exquisite
@WHEREsmycookie1184 жыл бұрын
These regular uploads feel like an early Christmas present :)
@coda-n6u4 жыл бұрын
your videos are so loveable, thank you infinitely
@OctavioHernandezGuitar4 жыл бұрын
Even knowing all the process to make those prints I can't understand how it is possible to have that level of detail in the carving, I simply can't!
@joephillybowes32634 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, best story teller.
@delboykinobi52734 жыл бұрын
09:44.... But it's not garbage Dave 😉
@MrXPeaceLP4 жыл бұрын
just my thought
@edocamera4 жыл бұрын
Time for a slide show and another round of tea and biscuits. Many thanks!
@thlee33 жыл бұрын
those little blocks are incredible
@2adamast4 жыл бұрын
Don't worry about these mere prints, the presentations are top notch.
@caterpillakilla4 жыл бұрын
ive done prints and i cant imagine how they did such fine micro detailed carvings. NUTS!
@iliekslothd61614 жыл бұрын
Welcome back!
@genekwagmyrsingh94334 жыл бұрын
This is an incredible surprise. I would totally pay 20 bucks a month just to get a video of the quality of these every week or two. I've absolutely fallen in love with Japanese aesthetics and can't get enough.
@Christopholes114 жыл бұрын
Oh, I wasn't expecting another video this fast! Beyond excited, thanks!
@ttaibe4 жыл бұрын
Lovely prints. if not stunning. Also Loved the message of the video.
@carrietiemann81634 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing!
@tengkuizdihar4 жыл бұрын
Bob Ross of Carving
@cadetri97164 жыл бұрын
Only in demeanor I think. I consider Bull to be a better artist than Ross
@oe5424 жыл бұрын
I’m not an artist by any sense of the word but I would consider them t both be masters.
@avicennam77084 жыл бұрын
It has be interesting for me and glad you do what you do plus keep up the great work.
@jvogler_art47084 жыл бұрын
David thank you for making this. I'm new to collecting Ukiyoe prints, i just bought one of these post card sized prints before watching this and had no idea what they were. I hung it up on my wall and just thought i somehow got a small novelty print, but i knew there were others out there like it, and sure i enough i just stumbled upon your video. i wish i had an expert to look at some of the prints i got, cause i have a passion for these like you. I have some beautiful reproductions and one i got that claims to be an original hiroshige. But i'm not sure. Either way, i love my prints so much and look at them daily with awe..
@MrPancakeRepairman4 жыл бұрын
Hi Dave, I am loving the channel. I've been watching your videos through the weekend. It was recommended to me through an ASMR (?) channel. Serendipitously it has greater value for me: I'm studying for a degree in graphic design, and I also visit Tokyo once or twice a year (for the past 20 years) to visit the in-laws and have a nice week or two vacation. We just made it back to London this year before lockdown. No plans for 2021 yet, but I'd love to visit the studio when things are back up and running. Warm regards from London
@Jesse__H4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised to learn that paper and wood of the highest possible quality cannot be obtained today, like it could 114 years ago. The wood I understand, maybe; environmentally we're a lot worse off today than in 1904; perhaps the trees needed to make the best wood blocks simply haven't been regrown in sufficient numbers. But the paper surprises me! Can we not make better paper today than we could at the turn of the 19th century? Or maybe it's not a question of "can"...maybe there's just not enough demand for paper of such extremely high quality, so no one produces it anymore? Surely the processes have not been lost? Anyway, it just feels like such a shame, here in 2020, that access to proper materials should be the thing that prevents a group of artists from achieving their most. What else is the future good for but access to bloody everything we can think of? 😉
@GooseMugs4 жыл бұрын
Well paper is also made from trees, so there might be something there as well.
@ude42254 жыл бұрын
David talked about it in a previous video some years ago. The last paper maker in Japan died some years ago and no one is skilled enough to continue making that handmade high quality paper. It is a delicate endevour
@GooseMugs4 жыл бұрын
@@Miss.V.M This is a lovely reply, thank you :)
@AO-bl7cc3 жыл бұрын
Paper quality is one issue. The other issues are the wood blocks. Boxwood is just not harvested anymore. You need good sized planks of boxwood, at most they aren't any larger than 4 inches in width. The cherry used in most woodblocks are selected for general wood purposes, which is not the same as having someone who is an expert in woodblock printing selecting the trees. So the quality might be good enough to make furniture out of but they aren't good enough for woodblock carving. On top of that you have several craftsmen who supply printmaking tools dying out from old age and no apprentices to take their place.
@Gennys4 жыл бұрын
Thank you David, yet another wonderful video. I'm glad you have a good group of people around you to help facilitate and help make these videos. Do what you love and others will see the passions and begin to share your passions.
@windmill19654 жыл бұрын
Magnificent! I took my time to slowly watch each of the magnified photos of the full set. On a 32" size monitor. I'm jealous that Dave has this set of prints, and that I don't have it. And, to be honest, I think that 38,000 Yen is a steal for this set of prints. I would have expected that these sets would cost a multiple of that.
@bernardbuhrs86394 жыл бұрын
Good morning and evening...thank you for sharing this wonderfull art. Greetings from Costa Rica. Be well.
@nataliewilliams99404 жыл бұрын
Very impressive little prints
@Joe___R4 жыл бұрын
That is a very nice print set, you got one hell of a deal on it. I would like to see the entire set in another video if you would be so kind. You should try to work with a master paper maker over there to make the extremely high quality paper you are looking for. For the boxwood you would need to reach out to the woodworking community to source the material and create the carving blanks.
@rolandvos4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this again fascinating video.
@mahnli4 жыл бұрын
Dave you are a treasure!
@sushimandaddi4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I wasn't the only one to run to ebay after the video to try and fine that exact small book
@leonblum8164 жыл бұрын
An upload by Dave brightens my day
@gordonclaydon62394 жыл бұрын
Yes Dave back so quickly. It must be Christmas!!! Oh no not yet but not far off.