The wave has always been a huge inspiration for many artists. One of the most renowned wave related art pieces is probably The Great Wave off Kanagawa, the ukiyo-e styled woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai. The artwork we see here, The Big Wave created by French artist by Jean-Michel Othoniel, also makes use of the wave as the theme.

The Big Wave is 6 metres high and 15 metres long, realistically and 3-dimensionally reflecting the dynamic form of a majestic wave, Seeing it from different angles enable viewers to feel it differently, take a closer look and you will realise it is composed of over 10,000 black glass bricks blown in India. The large scale creation is specifically conceived for Othoniel’s exhibition at the Regional Centre for Contemporary Art in Sète in South of France, and echoes the first photograph taken in the city, titled The Great Wave taken by Gustave Le Gray in 1857.

“Géométries Amoureuses” (Geometries in Love) is the title of Othoniel’s double event, with another location running simultaneously at the Carré Sainte-Anne, Contemporary Art Space of Montpellier. Together the exhibition shows over 170 pieces of Othoniel, including other installations made of glass, mirror, metal, ink or obsidian, paintings and other works on paper. The exhibition is held from now until September 24.