Buddha statue sculpture photography creativity

The carving and painting art of Buddha statues in Buddhist temples is a major feature of Buddhist culture. Buddhism attaches great importance to the image education combining education with art, and sculpture, as a three-dimensional painting, developed before Buddhism was introduced to China, as evidenced by the superb craftsmanship of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang. After Buddhism sculpture art was introduced into China, it enriched China's sculpture skills. Buddhism was introduced into China from India around the Han Dynasty, and Buddhist sculptures were introduced from India earlier. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Xiapi Xiangrong built a large-scale Buddhist temple, which is said to accommodate more than 3,000 people. Among them, a statue of Buddha and Bodhisattva, dressed in colorful clothes and painted with copper, was placed, which was the first time that a Buddhist sculpture was set up in a Buddhist temple in China.

Buddha statues in Yungang Grottoes

During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there were two famous painters, Dai Kui and Dai Qing, who were famous sculptors at that time. Their main contribution is the carving of Buddha statues, and their father and son played a pioneering role in the process of China style of Buddha statues. In order to adapt the sculpture style to the aesthetics of most people, Dai Kui once hid behind curtains to listen to people's comments on the merits of Buddha statues and adopted his reasonable suggestions to improve his creation. Dai Qing participated in the carving activities of Buddha statues when he was young, and was the most famous sculptor at that time. Once, a bronze Buddha statue 16 feet high was cast in the crock temple. After the statue was finished, people felt that their faces were too thin. When the craftsmen are helpless, please come to Dai Qing. After seeing the Buddha statue, he said, "It's not that the face is too thin, but that the shoulder ratio is too wide." Through this transformation, the ideal effect has been achieved. According to historical records, Dai Qing was the first person to apply China's painting techniques to Buddhism, and turned the Indian-style Buddha into a Chinese-style Buddha. Their father and son made great efforts.

Buddha statues in Yungang Grottoes

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, it became a common phenomenon that princes and ministers in the ruling and opposition parties believed in Buddhism. In order to promote Buddhism, North Korea ordered to split mountains and cut cliffs, dig grottoes and carve Buddha statues in many places. Most of the original Buddha sculptures were based on the portraits of Buddha statues brought by Indian monks, and the initial process of cave sculpture was basically in the imitation stage. Careful observation of the Buddha statues in Yungang Grottoes shows that the costumes are basically the style of Indian costumes. Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi Province and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province are two famous grottoes. These magnificent and exquisite statues not only inherit the traditional plastic arts style since Qin and Han dynasties, but also have the characteristics of Indian Buddhist art. It should be said that this is the result of the blending of Chinese and foreign cultures and arts.

Buddha statues in Dunhuang grottoes

If the early grotto Buddha statues still have Indian style, then the Buddha statues after the Tang Dynasty, represented by Dunhuang, are basically China-like. As far as technology is concerned, Dunhuang colored sculptures are made of mud, silk and color, which is an innovation of ancient Chinese sculptors. Statues such as Lushenafo in the Wu Zetian period of Fengxian Temple in Luoyang are close to the people and have a sense of reality. It is conceivable that how charming it is to put such a solemn Buddha statue among the fog trees in the green mountains and green waters, and to set each other off in harmony with the mountains and rivers! Although Buddhist temples are places for Buddhist activities, they are also places for people's cultural activities and for cultivating aesthetic sentiments. Once we associate it with beautiful nature and study it with human civilization, we will have a deeper understanding of its overall social aesthetics. Thus, Buddhist culture is an important source that can not be ignored in China's traditional painting art.