Taiwan sculptor Fa Cheng Xian was born in 1974. He followed the master sculptor Shiec Yuh Wen to learn crafting of Buddhist sculpture. His Buddhist sculptures are carefree and lively, registering a change from the traditional Buddhist statues. Most people tell stories in words, whereas Fa expresses in sculptures. Inspired by his son’s birth, he created the “Acolyte” and “Child” series. He infused into his works his dreams and memories as a child, in the hope of recapturing his naivety.
Fa Cheng Xian was awarded excellent prize in “The 45th Taiwan Provincial Fine Arts Exhibition” in 1992. He participated in the “Kaohsiung New Generation Sculpture Exhibition” in 1995 and became a professional Buddhist sculptor in 2000. Fa Cheng Xian held his own individual exhibition at Dong Shan Men Monastery in 2007.
| 台灣雕塑家法成憲生於1974年,高中畢業後,跟隨雕刻大師謝毓文學雕塑。執意投身佛像雕塑的法成憲,透過雕刻讓眾佛更接近民眾生活,憑感覺創作多種不同型態的銅雕佛像,他的作品活潑隨意,和傳统的佛像大不相同。一般人說故事,寫故事,法成憲則用雕塑作品表達故事。他滿懷喜悅地看著自己每件作品誕生。兒子出生後啟發他的靈感,創作了「沙彌」和「小孩」系列;他利用雕刻來記錄兒子的成長過程,同時投入自己兒時的夢想和記憶,希望重拾自己的童真。
法成憲於1992年獲四十五屆省展雕塑類優選獎,1995年參加高雄新生代雕塑展,2000年成為專業佛像雕塑師,2007年在東禪寺作個人展出。
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