拈花微笑

2022
151cm (l) x 94cm(w) x 3cm(d)
白砂岩

彼時，佛陀說法，於眾人前手拈蓮花而不語，時而輕顰淺笑，眾人皆不解，唯有迦葉尊者展顏同笑。

作品虛實相生勾勒出拈花微笑之境，意保留未經過度雕琢的細節於過程中，整體造型所致的橫向紋路，似由無意識而產生的機械性重復，手作之隨感與材料自性的秩序，形成雕刻與自然間的對比與融合。

At the time when the Buddha was preaching Buddhism, he held a lotus flower in front of the public without saying a word, and frowned and smiled occasionally. The people there felt puzzled, while Kassapa Thera was the only one who smiled as the Buddha smiled.

This work combines nihility and reality to create the artistic conception of smiling with a lotus flower in hand, so as to retain the unpolished details while sculpturing. The horizontal lines due to the modelling of the overall shape are unconscious mechanical repetition. The randomness of handcraft as well as the intrinsic order of materials are perfect presentation of the contrast and fusion between sculpture and nature.