LarryCwikPhotographicFineArt
Gallery5-BuddhaGarden,BuddhaEyesLamp,AndTwelveAiWeiweis,HongKong(c)LarryCwik2012
From Asia 2011 exhibit, Larry Cwik photographs/installation, at Gallery 5, Milepost 5, Portland, Oregon, January 2012
Larry Cwik – Artist Statement – Asia 2011 – Gallery 5, Portland
Much of the work here comments on the dueling trends I observed in Asia in 2011 between commerce and spirituality. Commerce is represented by the video of Asian television commercials on the floor. Spirituality is represented by the Buddha garden, Buddha eyes lamp, Hand of Fatima glass ornament, and Gamesh magnet. Islam, represented by the Hand of Fatima, is the largest religion in Asia. Hinduism, represented by Ganesha, is the second largest. Buddhism is the third largest.
A symbolized Ganesha is in one of the photographs.
Commerce is represented in several of the photographs, from the cottage industries of fishing nets and rickshaw transportation in Bangladesh to a sleek ultra-modern office tower in Qatar.
The growing importance of Asia’s population to the globe is represented by two photographs of children. Billions of Asia’s peoples are under 30 years old. The wonderful contributions of Asia to world science, history, and culture are represented by a photograph from a still-preserved 17th-century astronomy observatory in India. The tension between historic political systems and the yearning for freedom and opportunity is represented by a photograph of posters of famous Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, currently under house arrest in China.
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Gallery5-BuddhaGarden,BuddhaEyesLamp,AndTwelveAiWeiweis,HongKong(c)LarryCwik2012
From Asia 2011 exhibit, Larry Cwik photographs/installation, at Gallery 5, Milepost 5, Portland, Oregon, January 2012
Larry Cwik – Artist Statement – Asia 2011 – Gallery 5, Portland
Much of the work here comments on the dueling trends I observed in Asia in 2011 between commerce and spirituality. Commerce is represented by the video of Asian television commercials on the floor. Spirituality is represented by the Buddha garden, Buddha eyes lamp, Hand of Fatima glass ornament, and Gamesh magnet. Islam, represented by the Hand of Fatima, is the largest religion in Asia. Hinduism, represented by Ganesha, is the second largest. Buddhism is the third largest.
A symbolized Ganesha is in one of the photographs.
Commerce is represented in several of the photographs, from the cottage industries of fishing nets and rickshaw transportation in Bangladesh to a sleek ultra-modern office tower in Qatar.
The growing importance of Asia’s population to the globe is represented by two photographs of children. Billions of Asia’s peoples are under 30 years old. The wonderful contributions of Asia to world science, history, and culture are represented by a photograph from a still-preserved 17th-century astronomy observatory in India. The tension between historic political systems and the yearning for freedom and opportunity is represented by a photograph of posters of famous Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, currently under house arrest in China.
Artist fan page on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/pages/Larry-Cwik-Photog raphic-Fine-Art/2...
Main artist web site:
LinkedIn page:
www.linkedin.com/pub/larry-cwik/20/b1a/385