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Time Angle

(1994) Here's a ten-minute feature program, filmed during the days while I was preparing for the 'half-way' exhibition of the Hyakunin Isshu poetry series in January 1994. I was insanely busy just then, but they mostly didn't interfere with what I was doing, and just followed us around while we set up the show (I say 'us' because my parents came over for a visit just then). Includes a visit to Shimano-san the blockmaker, and a short sax 'concert' by my dad! (10 minutes ... about 17Mb)

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 ...

David Bull: Printmaker

The classic woodblock prints made famous by Hokusai and others depict a stylized, long-lost Japan. A chance encounter with woodblock printing at an exhibition in Toronto more than twenty years ago led David Bull down a path that has made him the only artist, Japanese or foreign, working to reproduce those classical prints. (2000)
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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)
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Canadian artist wins top prize of 1,000,000 yen in Essay Contest

David Bull, a citizen of Canada and Britain, received 1,000,000 yen, the top award, for his winning essay in the fourth annual "Save the Earth" contest on Saturday at the Yomiuri Shimbun headquarters in Tokyo ... (1994)
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