Hoku II

A reverence for nature’s cyclical patterns is reflected in the new sculpture Hoku II, which features a sleek, ribbon-like form made of marble that rises from the earth and returns to it in an organic, wave-like arch. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s famous Edo period woodcut, “Under the Wave off Kanagawa” (commonly known as “The Great Wave”), Hoku II and its counterpart Hoku I pay tribute not only to the awe-inspiring phenomenon of the tides but also to Hokusai’s ability to capture both sublime elegance and overwhelming power in a single composition. Each Hoku encapsulates these tidal elements: Hoku I embodies a confident, breathtaking rise and fall, while the agile twists of Hoku II suggest the more unpredictable aspects of water in motion. Both, as Hokusai understood, are essential.