Measuring 10 Feet High X 13 Feet Wide,

this huge work was made to commemorate,

 the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that took place in Japan, this momentous event was captured by Manabu Ikeda who worked for 10 hours a day starting in July of 2013, in 3.5 years, that is just last week, the piece titled Rebirth was finished,

                 

 it tells the story of the land and the sea, people and animals, insects and flowers in minute detail,

 Ikeda sketches broad details in pencil on the canvas beforehand, he primarily works with pen and acrylic ink using various forms of cross-hatching and brushwork to fill areas so dense with details, 

Rebirth will be on view only briefly at the Chazen Museum of Art through to December 11, 2016, so if you are anywhere near the Midwest, this is the picture to see, you can also read more about it on Wisconsin Life, what talent and dedication to see a work like this through to its conclusion, amazing!