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BUDDHA or Thien Dinh A New Incarnation

A Portrait of Emptiness

by Nguyen Tran

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About the Book
This sculpture has inspiration from my time in Vietnam where I found out from an old man that a vase on an altar was to represent emptiness. A profound concept in Buddhism. Struck by the simplicity of the idea, I cut the vase in half to show its emptiness. Upon seeing that it is resembling a human torso, I made a base for it to make it look like a person in lotus meditation pose. I added 5 more beads to the base as the praying beads that monks uses in their daily meditation practice.

Later on, I hollowed the top part out to further emphasize the emptiness and allow the space to move around it freely. I kept working on it when I am in the California for a final hollowed out version that you see here. The sculpture might be called Buddha, but the name is a pointer, it points to a state of mind that is free, a state where one is Happy and at Peace with oneself
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  • Project Option: Standard Portrait, 7.75×9.75 in, 20×25 cm
    # of Pages: 40
  • Publish Date: Nov 28, 2011
  • Keywords Thiền Định, Phật Bà, Tuong Phat bang Dong, Tuong Phat, Phat Thich Ca, art × Vietnam × Buddhism precept × meditation × los angeles × bronze casting × contemporary art × Vietnamese contemporary art × Emptiness × california × texas × Houston × sculpture × portrait of Emptiness, American contemporary art × Phật  , Tượng Phật bằng Đồng  , Tượng Phật  , Phật Thích Ca  , Nghệ thuật hiện đại Việt Nam  , Nghệ thuật Đương Đại Việt Nam, Phat Ba, Thiền, Phat
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About the Creator
UuDam
UuDam Tran Nguyen
Los Angles/Saigon

UuDam Tran Nguyen is a Vietnamese-born conceptual artist. He grew up in different parts of Vietnam and the USA. UuDam was trained as a sculptor at the HCM Fine Art University until 1994. He later got his B.A. from UCLA & MFA from the School of Visual Arts. He is now living and working in HCMC. UuDam Tran Nguyen’s artwork reflects his wide interests in many aspects of social issues. He transforms the boundaries between urban myth and popular legend to both celebrate - and warn - of the role and impact of human progress and its desire for social advancement. He is working with video, performance, photography, remote controlled sculpture robotics and new media. Nguyen’s playfully & provocative practice is today one of the prominent voice of Vietnamese contemporary art. UuDam has been exhibited internationally in the 4th Singapore Biennale, Asia Society Museum, RISD Museum, Kadist Art in San Francisco, the White Chapel gallery, the Jewish Museum NYC, Bildmuseet Museum, Jim Thompson Art..

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