SOLAR ASCENDANT

The Solar Ascendant explores the female nude as a figure of transformation within an atmosphere of intense solar illumination. Engaging directly with the sun’s radiance, the subject appears both human and other—poised between stillness and becoming. Giant Bismarck palm fronds extend behind and around her body, at times suggesting wings, at times forming sculptural planes that merge figure and foliage.

The series emphasizes ascension rather than immersion. Light becomes force: sharpening profile, carving shadow, and amplifying gesture. The figure’s unflinching gaze and elevated posture evoke sovereignty while maintaining an undercurrent of tension—beauty edged with latent threat.

SOLAR ASCENDANT: Plate I, 2025; from The Atavus Project. Available as an individual Exhibition Masterwork (14x21, 24x36, 40x60) — Inquire via Registry (click on image).

SOLAR ASCENDANT: Plate I, 2025; from The Atavus Project. Available as an individual Exhibition Masterwork (14x21, 24x36, 40x60) — Inquire via Registry (click on image).

SOLAR ASCENDANT: Plate II, 2025; from The Atavus Project. Pigment Print, 14x17" Ed. of 15 + 3 AP's; 24x29" Ed. of 10 + 2AP's, 40x48" Ed. of 5 + 1 AP — Inquire for purchase.

SOLAR ASCENDANT: Plate II, 2025; from The Atavus Project. Pigment Print, 14x17" Ed. of 15 + 3 AP's; 24x29" Ed. of 10 + 2AP's, 40x48" Ed. of 5 + 1 AP — Inquire for purchase.

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SOLAR ASCENDANT: Plate IV, 2025. Limited Edition Monolithic Masterwork (40x60, ed. of 3): Collectors Print on natural bamboo fiber paper

SOLAR ASCENDANT: Plate IV, 2025. Limited Edition Monolithic Masterwork (40x60, ed. of 3): Collectors Print on natural bamboo fiber paper

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SOLAR ASCENDANT PRINT CATALOG

SOLAR ASCENDANT: Plate I
From The Atavus Project

Kelly William Wright
Limited Edition Masterwork
Pigment Print
15×15 bamboo fiber print: edition of 12 + 3 AP’s
24×24 inches: edition of 6 + 2 AP’s
40×40 inches: edition of 3 + 1 AP
50×50 inches: edition of 1 + 1 AP

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SOLAR ASCENDANT: Plate IX
From the Atavus Project

Pigment Print
12×18 (image) on 17×22 bamboo fiber paper: ed. of 12 + 3 AP’s
24×36 inches: edition of 6 + 2 AP’s
40×60 inches: edition of 3 + 1 AP
50×75 inches: edition of 1 + 1 AP

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SOLAR ASCENDANT: Plate XV
From the Atavus Project

Pigment Print
12×18 (image) on 17×22 bamboo fiber paper: ed. of 12 + 3 AP’s
24×36 inches: edition of 6 + 2 AP’s
40×60 inches: edition of 3 + 1 AP
50×75 inches: edition of 1 + 1 AP

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SOLAR ASCENDANT: Plate IX
From the Atavus Project

Pigment Print
12×18 (image) on 17×22 bamboo fiber paper: ed. of 12 + 3 AP’s
24×36 inches: edition of 6 + 2 AP’s
40×60 inches: edition of 3 + 1 AP
50×75 inches: edition of 1 + 1 AP

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