Three Legged Buddha
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Three Legged Buddha is a monumental bronze sculpture by Chinese artist Zhang Huan that fuses Buddhist iconography with fragmented, oversized body parts to explore themes of spirituality, history, and cultural memory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Three Legged Buddha canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture
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public artwork ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artistNationality | Chinese ⓘ |
| artMovement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| collection | Storm King Art Center collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | dark bronze ⓘ |
| countryOfExhibition |
China
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Zhang Huan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Chinese contemporary art
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post-Mao China ⓘ |
| depicts | Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayLocation | Storm King Art Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
fragmented body parts
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oversized body parts ⓘ |
| genre | monumental sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fragmented torso
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giant Buddha head ⓘ three massive legs ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist sculpture
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Chinese religious art ⓘ Cultural Revolution memory ⓘ |
| installationSiteType | sculpture park ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Windsor, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of traditional and contemporary imagery
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reflection on spirituality and history ⓘ use of fragmented monumental body ⓘ |
| numberOfLegsDepicted | three ⓘ |
| scale | monumental ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Chinese history ⓘ cultural memory ⓘ |
| technique |
casting
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welding ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhist philosophy
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cultural heritage ⓘ cultural memory ⓘ history ⓘ identity ⓘ spirituality ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| titleInChinese | 三足佛像 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesIconography | Buddhist iconography ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.