Dazu Rock Carvings (II), a photo from Chongqing, Central

Photographer's Note

A detail of the colourful carvings of Dazu. The conservation status is quite good, considering that they are more than 1,000 years old.

The Dazu rock carvings have made a significant
contribution to artistic expression in China, taking into account a new realism and exaggeration in depicting the contrasts between good and evil, beauty and ugliness.
In their contents the carved scenes reflect the moral and rationalistic call for the punishment of evildoers, while encouraging people to do good, to control their desires, and the regulate their behaviour. Their layouts demonstrate an ingenious integration of art, religion, science, and nature. Aesthetically they are mysterious, natural, and elegant, fully reflecting traditional Chinese
culture, which emphasizes learning from the past. (From the Unesco Website)

josepmarin, jmdaoudal, rafelito, coco ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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josepmarin (59385) 2006-06-05 14:29

Hola Antonio,
Buen detalle en plano más cerrado de este lugar tan interesante. Buena definición, colores muy naturales, buen equilibrio de iluminación, y un encuadre en diagonal muy bien visto.
Me gustan las ramitas que cuelgan a un lado de la imagen, le dan un toque de vida a la piedra.
Buena foto.
Saludos,
Josep

jmdaoudal (82) 2006-06-07 3:41

Ola antonio,
this is showing well the exceptional disposition of the statues. The colors are natural and the quality is high.
All these "personages" ("characters") are interesting especialy this at right.
I like it very much
Jean Michel

sergio1 (12152) 2006-06-09 5:56

Hola Antonio
Que tal como va todo??? Yo todaví con un poco de morriña pero gracias a este medio puedo recordar dia a dia mi gran experiencia en Tailandia.
Esta foto me gusta mas que la anterior porque se ve todo más focalizado. Un pov muy acertado.
saludos y hasta pronto.
Sergio

rafelito (3648) 2006-06-09 20:33

Hola amigo....es una belleza esta foto muy bien correspondida con la nota, el oriente sigue siendo un motivo de inspiración constante a la cultura occidental.Un abrazo, Rafael

coco (30439) 2006-06-12 17:05

Hola Antonio.
Si cortaras la foto y eliminaras la parte superior de la foto podrías tener una composición más interesante en donde no tendrías ese haz de luz a mano izquierda en la esquina superior. Esto además te permitiría jugar más con el contraste y lograr unos colores más atractivos para la foto.
Igualmente, tanto la nota como lo que vemos en la foto se vale una buena sonrisa.

Carlos.

DLM (6479) 2006-06-14 14:39

Hi Antonio,
great shot nice detail and colour,TFS
Dave.

drweizy (536) 2016-01-08 18:46

"The Dazu Grottoes"

Over 60,000 carved stone figures relating mainly to Buddhism are spread around 76 places within Dazu County, 160 kilometers to the west of Chongqing. The content and craftsmanship are best at Beishan and Baoding Hills. The art of Dazu that emerged in the late Tang Dynasty (618-907AD) and flourished in the Song Dynasty (960-1127) represents an important chapter in China's cultural and religious history.

Beishan (or Gulonggang Hill) has 290 shrine caves in all. The most well-known of them is the Xinshenche (the Wheel of the Universe) Cave. In the center shrine stands the Buddha, with jingbaobing Guanyin (a kind of Buddha) at the left side and Duoluo at the right side. In the left shrine there stand Manjusri, yuyin Guanyin and ruiyizhu Guanyin. In the right shrine there stand Samantabhadra, riyue Guanyin and suzhushou Guanyin. They are created in a symmetrical manner and proper order, as though they were an integral whole. The eight statues of Bodhisattvas have the features of well-proportioned bodies, exquisitely luxurious garments and distinct characters.

In the treasure of Dazu stone sculptures, the well designed groups of nineteen grand relieves cover a wide scope of artistic themes, and most of them present Buddhist figures as human beings and depict scenes from everyday life. They are rarely seen in any other part of the world.

The special cultural atmosphere makes the boom of folk sculpture art in Dazu. As a result, in addition to a great variety of the artistic works, all of the products, such as stone lion, stone inkslab and stone statue of Buddha, are quite delicate and vivid.

taken from : http://www.chinabig.com.cn/en/travel/destinations/chongqing.htm