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Visual Arts
Artist Zhang Huan stands with his impressive work Sydney Buddha. Image: ArtsHub
Zhang Huan’s Sydney Buddha was revealed to Sydney audiences last night, with a surprise impromptu performance by the internationally acclaimed artist, which saw parts of the hand and face of his 5.3 meter tall Buddha collapse into the sculpture’s lap.
This, however, was the intention of Zhang, whose sculpture is intended to disintegrate over the three-month exhibition period, tightly connecting to the artwork’s conceptual underpinnings of life cycles and regeneration.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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