Unicorn Chinese Arts Series.

Abiding Buddha: The Sculpture of Tranquility

Product Details
Format:
Hardback
ISBN:
9781911604341
Published:
Publisher:
Unicorn
Dimensions:
144 pages - 270mm x 225mm
Series:
Unicorn Chinese Arts Series

Xu Bin Jueyi’s sculpture breaks nearly a hundred years of stasis in Buddha sculpting. Using contemporary materials such as metal, resin and wood, Jueyi literally reshapes the aesthetic for Buddha imagery while retaining the compassion and tranquillity that lies behind it. Through the study and sketching of Chinese and Tibetan natural scenery and folk customs, the artist has gained an in depth understanding of the supreme place of spirituality in Buddhist followers’ lives. The purity and serenity of their quest, and Xu Bin’s own quest, are shown in the sculptor’s creative energy which inspire their quests for peace and serenity. The resulting Buddha sculptures bring together contemporary and traditional images and ideas. Simple and clear, they display a minimalism in keeping with the Buddha’s life example, while inviting the viewer to delve deeper into the Buddha’s expansive teachings.

Xu Bin Jueyi is from Nantong in Jiangsu. He has had a passion for art from childhood, and spent many years travelling the world to well-known mountains and rivers, learning from and responding to nature. He has created a large number of sculptures, paintings and photographs. Representative sculptural works include: the I Ching series (Heaven and Earth Tai Hexagram), the Tibet series (Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and Pilgrims), Buddhas (Considering the Fracture series). He blends Chinese and Western cultures to create his own unique artistic style. 

Edward Lucie-Smith is generally regarded as one of the most prolific and widely published writers on art. A number of his art books, among them Movements in Art since 1945, Visual Arts of the 20th Century, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Art Today are used as standard texts throughout the world. He is the author of six art books for Unicorn.

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