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The bright sun sinks into the western slopes;
The pale moon comes out from the eastern range
by Tao Qian
aah . . have you seen any haiga? They are really haiku (which were japanese though, not chinese but still they dealt with ideograms) incorporated in a painting or drawing (or, nowadays, other image). What intrigues me in haiku is that they are based on juxtaposition of images rather than meticulous agreement (but that's veering off to a different discussion).
Back to haiga, there are people who say the image should agree with the verse or it should come from a very different place, giving the words yet another layer of meaning . . I still haven't decided which way I'm more into - agreement is the obvious way, although it can play a lot with subtleties but the other way is more unknown and thrilling . . no expert on this either but it's something I like experimenting with
here's some examples:
finally the fall showers have arrived. I took a photo of this tree that sits right across my living room window - the more I look at it, the more 58.1 comes to mind . .
Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).