Update Time:2016-07-01
Pondering
1998
240×160×90 cm
Black Granite
in front of the entrance of Engineering Science Dept., Cheng-Kung Campus.
The sculpture uses characteristics from classic Buddha statues such as the round face, full eyelids, dented shadow as eyebrows, and smiling lips to create a Buddha like never before. This Buddha-like figure does not have a body but uses both hands to support the head in a gesture like deep thinking for the meaning of life. This sculpture is meant for viewers to slow down and ponder while walking in the busy campus to have a peace of mind.
Artist
詹文魁 Chan, Wen-Kuei 1960~
Born in Hualien, Taiwan, 1960, Chan, Wen-Kuei is a famous stone sculptor in Taiwan who graduated from Department of Sculpture, National Taiwan Academy of Art in 1981, and has engaged in the stone sculpture creation since then. He has held several individual exhibitions ...More