Buddhist Enlightenment at Its Peak in 'Samādhi' Paintings
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- Dates
- 2012-11-27
- Venue
- Space Sun+ (Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul)
Summary
Coverage of Kookmin University professor Shin Jang-sik's solo exhibition 〈Samādhi〉 (Nov 2012 — Nov 27, Space Sun+, Seoul). Eleven works depicting the Buddha in , drawn from the artist's pilgrimage research across India, Pakistan, Tibet's Gandharan ruins, Gyeongju, and . The article traces how the artist's encounter with Myogilsangam relief at Mt. Geumgang led him into Buddhist imagery, and how Joseon star charts, Gyeongju Namsan pines, Dunhuang flying figures, and Yongjusa temple bells appear as backgrounds — positioning the artist as a 'practitioner on the road' in his fifties.
Coverage (1)
- Hyunbul News 2012-11-16 · 정혜숙
#Newspaper Article #Buddhist Art #Samādhi #Solo Exhibition #Gandhara
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Preparing for the 〈Samādhi〉 Solo Exhibition — At Work in the Kookmin University Studio (2012)
A photograph of the artist at work in his Kookmin University studio while preparing for the 2012 〈Samādhi〉 solo exhibition (Space Sun+, 15–27 Nov 2012). It records the studio where the exhibited works took shape, and is linked from each exhibited work's page to show that process of preparation.
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![[Related archive] Preparing for the 2012 〈Samādhi〉 solo exhibition — at work in the Kookmin University studio (2012)](/archive/ar-2012-004/01-2560.webp)