Scripture Buddha - Red
by Steven Yang
Giclee print on canvas
39" X 15" Limited Edition of 195
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This mudra or hand gesture with a book of scripture is unusual and rarely seen in depictions of the Buddha. The hands are held level with the heart and are indicative of teaching and turning the Wheel of Law.

This series of new paintings are inspired by actual cave paintings from Dunhuang, China. What began as a resotration project, has gradually evolved into a full-fledged reinvention.

The essence of Dunhuang painting lies with it's diversity of influences making it a truly unique and international art form. The execution of the faces are clearly Tang Dynasty. The flowing garments and delicate line are indicative of India and Ghandara. The strong sense of inner strength and vitality are additional hallmarks of Indian painting and sculpture. The halo and lotus reveal influence from Tibetan painting.

Steven Yang has clearly taken Dunhuang art and raised it to a new level. Using a mixture of media including cutting edge imaging software and hardware tools and traditional methods, Steven Yang has accentuated the laser precision and detail of Dunhuang painting and made it even more revealing.

While most artwork made with digital tools seems cold and stiff, Steven Yang's mastery of line, color and unique use of cutting edge technological tools actually brings more warmth and energy to this facinating art form.

Not satisfied with merely "reproducing" Dunhuang painting, Steven Yang takes an already diverse international art form and merged it yet again with contemporary elements of "pop art" indicitive of Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. What appears to be ancient art is actually a fresh and vital new art form never before seen. The context of this radical new departure actually enhances the spiritual content of Buddhist art by further enhancing Buddhist concepts such as transparency, illusion, duality, and multiplicity.

Steven Yang's Dunhuang painting series retains all of the warmth and energy of an original Dunhuang painting conservationist effort. Steven takes this knowledge and has transformed it into an exciting and distinctly modern new movement of postmodernism. As the seeds of Buddhism and Asia penetrate and flourish in the west, so does the artwork of Steven Yang.

Scripture Buddha - Green
by Steven Yang
Giclee print on canvas
39" X 15" Limited Edition of 195
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Scripture Buddha - Blue
by Steven Yang
Giclee print on canvas
39" X 15" Limited Edition of 195
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