Weird & wonderful world of art
I was fascinated by this art installation outside the Royal Academy of Arts in London, theThree Legged Buddha by the Chinese artist, Zhang Huan.
The piece depicts the bottom half of a three-legged Buddha. Two of the legs are supported by posts and the third rests on a Buddha's head. The arch-like structure stands at 8.6m, allowing visitors to walk underneath it. The sculpture is made of copper panels welded together and is supported by a steel inner frame. It is the most significant of his recent over-sized sculptures depicting parts of the Buddha, and is a reference to the past desecration of centuries-old artefacts.
- Published: 7 November 2007
