Meijer Sculpture Gardens
Title
Meijer Sculpture Gardens
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
June 7, 2017
Alternative Title or Name
Long Island Buddha
Creator
Zhang Huan
Creator2
Aluzzo, Adrienne (photograph)
Creator Nationality
Chinese
Work Type
Visual Works
Date
2010-2011
Work Location
Michigan (state)
Grand Rapids (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (style or period)
Subject
public sculpture
Buddhas (visual works)
Description
Front view of the resting face of the Buddha, the piece entitled, "Long Island Buddha" by Zhang Huan at the Meijer Sculpture Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "The large steel and copper sculpture, Long Island Buddha, is not intended as a religious image, but its roughened fragmented form is intended to reflect on the seemingly endless chapters of human history where human violence often leads to the destruction of culture and its artifacts--Meijer Sculpture Gardens website.
Material/Medium
copper (metal)
Measurements
67.6875 x 89.375 x 69.6875 inches
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
MSG-022
- Date Added
- June 5, 2017
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- Buddhas, public art, sculpture
- Citation
- “Meijer Sculpture Gardens,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17077.