Bức tượng Đức Phật và chuyện đời của một nhà điêu khắc | Trí Thức VN

Buddha statue and the life story of a sculptor Sculpting is the art of regret You want the work to be perfect and flawless But in sculpting, it's almost impossible That Buddha statue is my passion for a very long time I used to sculpt quite quickly But this time is different Professor Chung Kwon-Lun was one of the most famous sculptors in China He was the creator of some of the greatest statues of his time He was awarded many artistic awards and was the director of the Sculpting Institute and the Sculpting Research Institute of Son Dong Art Institute However, when he entered the golden age of his career Chung Kwon-Lun became a victim of the French colonial rule in China All the officials' love and respect for him faded away when he continued to maintain his faith He was imprisoned four times beaten tortured deceived and abused After all the ups and downs Chung Kwon-Lun still chose love over art He founded one of the most remarkable art exhibitions in the world in the next 20 years The exhibition of the art of Chan Thien Nhan It was only established in 2004 Up to now, the art of Chan Thien Nhan has appeared more than 1,000 times in more than 50 countries around the world From New York to Paris From Toronto to Milan It not only shows the beauty of contemporary art and sculpture but also shows one of the most serious human rights crimes of our time The French colonial rule The sculptor and student of the New Artist Institute Ms. Johanna Zweig told me about her impression of Professor Chung Kwon-Lun The meeting with Professor Chung Kwon-Lun is an important milestone in my artistic journey I was very surprised at the extraordinary talent and patience that he had for his work But the biggest impression that he left in me was his compassion and joy after all that he had to go through when he was imprisoned in China His spirit was not vulgar but completely the opposite His mission was very clear His art was never personal but always honored the truth and beauty with all the best things One day, he had to work on a few projects Each project required high skill But there was one sculpture that always gave him more energy It was the sculpture of Buddha Professor Chung Kwon-Lun began to aspire to sculpt a statue of Buddha more than 20 years ago in his journey to find the meaning of life In 1985 I built a 15-meter-tall statue in Hung Long In 1986 I built a 30-meter-tall statue of the Great Wall of China It was the tallest statue in China at that time I reached the peak of my career but I was not satisfied No matter how much money and fame you have these things only exist for a few decades I think my life is meaningless In 1989 Professor Chung Kwon-Lun moved to Montreal and taught at the prestigious Macau University where he trained Nobel laureates politicians Oscar-winning artists and Olympic champions of Canada From there until 1996 he returned to China to take care of his wife When I returned to China just got off the plane I saw the Falun Gong was being spread very quickly On the top of all the grass every square meter they were practicing Falun Gong meditation It was wonderful Professor Chung quickly got in touch with Falun Gong found the meaning of life and decided to become a practitioner But the joy did not last long In 1999 the Communist Party of China began a campaign to suppress Falun Gong Millions of people lost their jobs Many people were imprisoned, tortured and even killed The Communist Party of China used all the media newspapers, radio and television stations of the country even mobilized both the military and the police The whole country was engulfed in terror It was a large-scale hunt At that time I wanted to make a statue of Buddha at a height of 75 meters But because I practiced Falun Gong I was put on the blacklist and was always in a dangerous state I also became a victim of the suppression and was detained While the suppression took place Mr. Chung was brave enough to write a letter to the government saying that Falun Gong was good for society In July 2000 he was arrested by the police and tortured by a power pole His masterpiece describes himself when he had to endure a form of torture popular in the suppression in China Chung Kunlun recalls You can smell the burnt skin His legs and arms were badly bruised His left leg was seriously injured to the point where he was unable to walk for 3 months In December he was transferred to a rural labor camp and underwent brainwashing Psychological torture was even worse Their goal was not to let us wake up to think for even a second I was watched by a group of soldiers 24 hours a day After brainwashing, blackmail, coercion and psychological assault I almost fainted Such mental torture was even worse than torture They transferred me to a rural labor camp I was prepared to die there The camp was a place of silence because Falun Gong practitioners were tortured to death I didn't think I could survive In the face of my surprise they used a completely different approach A deputy police officer said We have an art teacher here Can you teach him to draw? I said I didn't care Then he forced me to sit there He brought a pen, ink and paper to tell me to draw I drew with a 2-stroke pen He recorded it They showed it to the public to deceive everyone This made me feel the most painful The impact on the spirit of the incident still continues to this day This camp was also used by communist officials to deal with Canadian officials who were putting pressure on the party's government To rescue Mr. Chuong Konlun Chinese officials claimed that Mr. Chuong had given up Falun Gong and started working for the government However, with the help of the International Charity Organization and the Canadian government Mr. Chuong was released on January 10, 2001 He returned to Canada determined to protect freedom of speech more than ever A large number of Falun Gong practitioners are still in prison I have to speak up for them to prevent harm I can't just care about my own happiness But what should I do? Art is my job I can only do something through art I have considered starting an art exhibition I can't call on Chinese practitioners because they are being harmed So I have been looking for artists abroad I called and emailed I started looking for them everywhere At that time we had gathered 15 artists who wanted to join us At first, we were not sure how to do it Because I have experience in painting So in many cases I built the layout and others drew The first exhibition took place in 2004 in Washington DC, USA My goal is to make the governments around the world aware of this issue and call for justice In the exhibition, some members of the Congress came to see Most of them were shocked They said that there should be more people coming to see those paintings That impressed us So we started exhibiting them all over the world Along with participating in the creation of art works and displaying them all over the world Mr. Chung Kwon-Lun continues to dream of making the most perfect statue of Buddha even though he has completed that work many times Painting is the art of regret You want the work to be perfect and flawless But in painting, it is almost impossible The statue of Buddha is my heart and soul for a very long time I used to paint quite quickly But this time is different Ms. Johanna Schweiger-Huytuong I remember I was very touched when I saw a large sculpture made in a sophisticated way in his workspace The image of Buddha as if coming from another world expressed the pure, pure heart that made me fall The survivor of the disaster of the Thai genocide The scholar and artist of the Aos Mr. Victor Franco wrote that Everything can shine a light on the suffering The suffering that Mr. Chung had to go through with his devotion to art has become a reason a sweet taste of faith compassion, justice, and beauty for all people The video produced based on the essay of the filmmaker Masa Savit published in the Canvas art magazine