Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2019.2 |
Title |
Luminous Compassion, 2016 |
Artist |
Song, Xin |
Date |
2016 |
Object Name |
Paper |
Description |
Using the traditional Chinese folk art of paper-cutting, artist Xin Song created this delicate paper representation of Avalokiteshvara, sitting in a peaceful and meditative posture, her many arms arranged around her, contained within a rosette shape. This piece was created for the Museum’s 2016 exhibition, Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art. Over time and geographically, Avalokiteshvara has taken on both male and female identities, and, based on Chinese models, this figure is female. Placed over a large, sun-filled window, light infuses the design through the delicate holes of the cut white paper, making the image seem a celestial apparition. |
Collection |
WOP |
Dimensions |
H-72 W-54 inches |
Credit line |
Gift of the Artist |
Material |
paper |
People |
Song, Xin |
Catalog type |
Art |
Source |
Song, Xin |
Web Rights |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |