原型圖像的召喚 ─ 生命蛻變之後的藝術創作救贖歷程以夏荊山佛像藝術價值為例 ─ =Calling of Prototype Image-Artistic Creation and Salvation Process after Life Transformation- A Case Study of Artistic Value of Xia Jing Shan's Buddha Painting
Master Xia Jing Shan's Buddhist arts and life present the aesthetics of painting and calligraphy of a Buddhism practitioner. Xia Jing Shan paints not only the surface but images full of life experience and meaning. That is the presentation of life-long practices. On the whole, Master Xia Jing Shan's Buddhism arts concretely realize phenomenology of body of a Buddhism practitioner. This type of practice that uses human body as the field and observes from heart explain Master Xia Jing Shan's Buddhism art has been presented from meditation at a certain level to re-construct images of Buddha. Inevitably, when observing and painting, Master Xia Jing Shan transformed the prototype calling of Buddhism into concrete painting and calligraphy symbols and images in beautiful encounters with Buddha, a meeting of a man and Buddha. The purpose of Xia Jing Shan's painting and calligraphy arts is to share religious meanings. Sharing religious dimension understood differently by different people includes the realization of prototype images. Ultimate values of each of use depends on our deep understanding towards it. This is Eden type nostalgia: each of use is longing for the return of prototype home, the eternal nostalgia. Master Xia Jing Shan received the calling of prototype images and created conceptual images when he met with Buddha and we also felt the imperceptible influence of these conceptual images and get to know the calling of the Buddha prototype in our life. This is definitely the salvation power presented in the artistic presentation of Master Xia Jing Shan after his life transformation.
