Art That Breathes: Lewis deSoto’s Paranirvana (self-portrait)

Unlike its solid stone predecessor, deSoto’s work, made from painted polyethylene cloth, is hollow, filled only by air from a fan that keeps the sculpture inflated. The resemblance to the reclining Buddha is nonetheless remarkable, from the curls of hair to the folds of the robe, the one exception b...

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Published in:Conversations
Main Author: Montiel, Anya (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Yale University 2013
In: Conversations
Year: 2014
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Buddha
B Breath
B Parinirvana
B Self-Portrait
B Lewis deSoto
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Summary:Unlike its solid stone predecessor, deSoto’s work, made from painted polyethylene cloth, is hollow, filled only by air from a fan that keeps the sculpture inflated. The resemblance to the reclining Buddha is nonetheless remarkable, from the curls of hair to the folds of the robe, the one exception being that deSoto superimposed his own facial features, complete with goatee, on this Buddha.
ISSN:2475-241X
Contains:Enthalten in: Conversations
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.22332/con.ess.2014.3