The Sound of Water: Woodcuts by Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Presented by Utah Museum of Fine Arts at Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake CityNovember 18 - June 16
What emotions do certain images or words stir within you? How do you visualize the words that you hear or the images they conjure in your mind? In UMFA’S newest ACME Lab,The Sound of Water: Woodcuts by Stanton Macdonald-Wright, viewers are invited to investigate the dynamic relationship between language and visual art.
Stanton Macdonald-Wright created images illustrating haikus from revered Japanese poets throughout history, connecting Eastern and Western cultural expressions and...
[more+]What emotions do certain images or words stir within you? How do you visualize the words that you hear or the images they conjure in your mind? In UMFA’S newest ACME Lab,The Sound of Water: Woodcuts by Stanton Macdonald-Wright, viewers are invited to investigate the dynamic relationship between language and visual art.
Stanton Macdonald-Wright created images illustrating haikus from revered Japanese poets throughout history, connecting Eastern and Western cultural expressions and seeking pure forms of artistic truth. With this series of haiga, Macdonald-Wright offers a visually spectacular fusion of Modern art and Japanese poetry.
In this ACME Lab, experience three electric, never-before-seen woodcuts from UMFA’s permanent collection alongside original artworks created by five local artists.
Feeling inspired by what you’ve seen? Interact with this exhibition by creating and illustrating a haiku of your own.
IMAGE: STANTON MACDONALD-WRIGHT (AMERICAN, 1890-1973), CRUEL HEAT, MY MIND IN A WHIRL, I LISTEN TO THE THUNDER RUMBLE, 1966-67, WOODCUT ON PAPER, PURCHASED WITH FUNDS FROM THE PHYLLIS CANNON WATTIS FUND, UMFA1998.34.1.17
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