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| "Homage" by Hyun-Hee Lee wins Blake Prize 2012 |
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| First ever winner of the Blake Prize in 1951 was Justin O'Brien for the triptych The Virgin Enthroned |
Friday, 23 November 2012
Artist Wins Art Prize for Work on Her Conversion from Buddhism to Catholicism
Posted on 06:40 by john mical
CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEY
AUSTRALIA---An art work called Homage documenting Korean-born artist, Hyun-Hee Lee's conversion from Buddhism to Catholicism and paying homage to both, is the winner of the prestigious John Coburn Emerging Artist Award as part of the 2012 Blake Prizes for Religious and Spiritual Art announced this morning. Hyun-Hee Lee [Video] has produced an outstanding and highly original work. Using pencil, ink, hanji paper, cotton thread and canvas, the work comprises a series of panels with each panel featuring texts of the New Testament translated into Korean have been cut into strips, folded and knotted into small bows and attached to canvas in a complex overlay. "Homage embodies the respect I have for the two religions which have guided my life," she writes in notes that accompanied her entry explaining her inspiration for the work. [link]
Posted in Art Buddhist, Art Christian, Art Interfaith, Art Prizes, Australia, Blake Prize, Philanthropy, Roman Catholic
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