Mainichi Shimbun Newsreel
(1993) I got into real movie theaters with this one; it's a seven minute 'newsreel' program - shown before feature films for a couple of years after it was made. Filmed in my workroom, it is a conversation with a reporter, interspersed with shots of the carving and printing work. (7 minutes, 8.6Mb
TV Listings
The 'Woodblock Shimbun' has a full selection of TV programs on file. Videos available include some of David's news appearances, complete feature programs, and some short documentaries on his work. The files are in QuickTime format, and can be easily viewed with your browser.
Program listings are on the Index page ... 
Artist Recreates Surimono Woodblock Masterpieces
Fascinated by the beauty of Edo-style woodblock prints, Canadian artist David Bull began carving and printing his own versions of traditional Japanese prints almost 30 years ago, just to please himself. Now living in Japan, Bull is one of a small group of craftsmen working to reproduce Japan's popular ukiyo-e and other woodblock prints. (2001)
Full Story.
Woodblock Prints in a Different Light
"Let me ask you a silly question: Have you ever seen a woodblock print before?" ukiyo-e printmaker David Bull asked me. "Of course you have. But do you know how to look at a woodblock print?" He held a postcard-sized print under the fluorescent light in his cluttered kitchen. "Is that a woodblock print, or is it printed by a machine, or is it a photograph? (1999)
Full Story.
Carving a Career From an Ancient Japanese Craft
David Bull, a 41-year-old Canadian university
dropout born in England who used to program computers and play the
flute on the street, anticipates one day finding himself revered as a
master practicioner of an ancient Japanese craft. But it took him 35
years to hit upon that uncommon ambition. (1993)
Full Story.
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