Chiou Jong Jiun

2004

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POST WINGS

The series "The Root of Wisdom" shifts Buddhist art from sacred forms to the everyday lives of sentient beings. Birds, beasts, insects, flowers, trees, and their habitats seem mundane; however, through inscriptions, composition, and the simple language of woodblock prints, they become a site for the practice of introspection on life. The "wisdom" referred to in the work is not an abstract knowledge detached from life, but is rooted in the ways of existence of all things, their interdependent relationships, and the continuous labor of the creator in imprinting.

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