Delicate Shell of Self

- 235.0 x 153.0 cm
Utai Nopsiri (1970 –)
Descubre las serenas esculturas de madera de Utai Nopsiri, expresión del budismo tailandés y zen. Explora formas que reflejan paz interior.
ILHAM Gallery (Kuala Lumpur, Malasia)
Galería ILHAM: Un centro de arte contemporáneo en Kuala Lumpur que presenta artistas malayos y del Sudeste Asiático, ofreciendo exposiciones estimulantes intelectualmente y un espacio abierto para la apreciación artística.
b. 1970 in Thailand; based in Nakornphrathom Delicate Shell of Self was part of Utai’s first exhibition, “Only Appearance” (2007). The piece resembles a human figure meditating cross-legged. Sculpted to be solid and geometric outside, but hollow inside, the sculpture appears to reference a famous verse from the Buddhist Heart Sutra: “Form is emptiness; emptiness is form.” Though the self may appear solid and fixed, it is only a shell that contains a self that is permeable, fluid, and impermanent. Facing the life-size sculpture, viewers may wonder: “What is it that constitutes the self?”
Información de la obra
- Título: Delicate Shell of Self
- Artista: Utai Nopsiri
- Año: 2007
- Dimensiones originales: 235.0 x 153.0 cm
- Formato: Portrait
- Estado de derechos de autor: Bajo derechos de autor
- Ubicación: ILHAM Gallery
- Contexto del corpus: thai cultural tradition , meditation and self-awareness
- Color principal: Quinacridone Magenta
- Palabras clave: contemporary sculpture , fragmented human form , geometric abstraction