haiga what i drew
Haiga are abbreviated paintings inspired by haiku... The term haiga literally means "haiku painting": "hai" comes from haiku and "ga" is the word for painting. Haiku poetry was firmly established in the 17th century when its first great master, Basho, made it his goal to elevate the form to a highly artistic, inventive genre. Haiku and haiga emphasize directness of expression and unpretentious observations of everyday things.
In a haiga the poem does not simply explain the painting nor does the painting illustrate the poem. Instead each adds layers of meaning to the other. Works by some of the earliest haiga masters -Buson, Goshun, Shiro, and Issa- show how a few strokes of the brush were all that is needed to convey the suggestion of the subject, the season, or the emotions they arouse.
(from University Art Museum)
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In a haiga the poem does not simply explain the painting nor does the painting illustrate the poem. Instead each adds layers of meaning to the other. Works by some of the earliest haiga masters -Buson, Goshun, Shiro, and Issa- show how a few strokes of the brush were all that is needed to convey the suggestion of the subject, the season, or the emotions they arouse.
(from University Art Museum)
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