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Liuligongfang's Buddhist art exhibition in Shanghai

Source: Agencies | April 24, 2015, Friday | Online Edition

Program Code: 0909346150405007 | Source: CNTV

LIULI crystal art has been around for over a thousand years, and a couple of artists from Taiwan are bringing the art to a new level. Loretta Yang and Chang Yi, founders of Liuligongfang, take some of their finest creations to a shopping mall in Shanghai.

Religious art, art as religion. That's the conviction of Liuli artists Loretta Yang and Chang Yi.

This creation is called "Thousand Arms, Thousand Eyes." It's 2-meter tall buddha is being shown in Chinese mainland for the very first time.

The idea came around in 1996, when Loretta Yang found herself gazing upon the mural of a buddha in Dunhuang’s third grotto. As she scanned the gradually deteriorating image, she vowed to create the third grotto by the mural in Liuli. This would become her "wish of a lifetime". 28 years later, Yang completed the project. The Liuli rendition of the mural from Dunhuang's third grotto sets the record as the world’s largest Liuli Buddhist sculpture.

"It's a direct look into benevolence and wisdom. The sculpted liuli Buddha represents a self-reparative process. Over the past decades, I've encountered various difficulties creating the sculpture. We want to share the benevolence and wisdom of buddha with the audience," Yang said.

"We think setting up the exhibition here in the shopping mall can reach more people. Ask yourself, how often do you go to a shopping mall and how often do you go to a museum...the answer is pretty obvious. So I don't see why the art has to stay in museums," Yi said.

Since 1998, multiple casting has been the primary technique used in Loretta Yang's work. Through various treatments and temperatures, it emerges an alternate realm of translucency and precision. Yang breathes life into Buddhist figures that appear to exist in an ethereal yet concrete state, an expression of her inner countenance. It has also opened a new door to the understanding and interpretation of Buddhist scripture.

The "Wish of A Lifetime" exhibition runs until April 25.

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