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STANTON MACDONALD WRIGHT 1890 – 1976

Went to France before World War I to study with various ‘masters’ and studios; there, he and Morgan Russell – another expatriate American – co-founded ‘Synchromism’ – an art concept capturing sound, form and rhythm through color! He returned to the United States in 1918 and back to California – to Santa Monica. He resumed attention to his own easel but then became a teacher in UCLA’s Art Department…remaining there until his demise.

In his personal work he painted on canvas primarily and drew with pencils: figures and landscapes. He heavily favored ‘asian’ concepts and traveled regularly to Japan to study classical Japanese print and paper making. He also worked closely with Cliff Karhu, an American: highly respected and classically Japanese trained printmaker. This collaboration resulted in the creation of the Haiga Portfolio, using the words of the poets as inspiration for his images.
From the limited edition of 50 Haiga Portfolio, we offer a selection of color woodcuts from the 20 compositions.

#5 Basho: Bright red sun cruelly hot but the wind is of autumn

#1 Basho: A Frog Jumps In, the Sound of Water

#2 Basho:A cloud of Cherry Blossoms:A Temple Bell - is it from Ueno? — #2 Basho:A cloud of Cherry Blossoms:A Temple Bell – is it from Ueno?

#7 Buson: The spring sea swelling and falling all the day — #7 Buson:The spring sea swelling and falling all the day

#14 Issa: Stony River rippling... — #14 Issa: Stony River rippling…

#10 Buson: Demons sowing barley in the long rays of sunset

#8 Buson: Departing spring hesitates in the late cherry blossoms

#15 Issa: Oh flying butterfly ... — #15 Issa: Oh flying butterfly …

#9 Buson: Sun beams slant on the riverbank .... — #9 Buson: Sun beams slant on the riverbank ….

#13 Issa: Naked in the rain riding a naked horse

#3 Basho: An octopus trap and fleeting dreams under a summer moon

#11. Issa: On small islands also men till the earth while larks sing above

#18 Chiyoni: No matter what we wear, we are beautiful when moon viewing

#17 Shiki: Cruel heat, my mind in a whirl, I listen to the thunder rumble

#6 Basho: On a journey ill my dreams wander over the withered moor — #6-On a Journey il, my dreams wander over the withered moo

#4 Basho: Wild sea and the milky way athwart the island of Sado

#19 Hokushi: The sound of a cracked temple bell is also hot under a summer moon

#12 Issa: Naked in the rain riding a naked horse

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