在我看来,佛教作为一种哲理,早已与儒、道融合,成为中国文化机体的一部分。经过艺术升华的佛雕,则是这种文化的形象化,具有很高的艺术概括性。然而,佛像见之于根雕者甚少。近日有幸得一根雕佛像(见右上图),乃青年根雕艺术家徐谷青所创作。我把它置于书案一角,观赏久之,愈来愈体味出它的美学品性。这件作品,取材于一个巨根的分支中 In my opinion, Buddhism, as a kind of philosophy, has long been integrated with Confucianism and Taoism and becomes part of the Chinese cultural system. After the art of sublimation Buddha carving, it is the visualization of this culture, with a high artistic generalization. However, there are very few Buddha statues to see. Fortunately, a statue of Buddha (see the photo at the top right) was created by young root carving artist Xu Gu-Qing. I put it in the corner of the book case, watch for a long time, more and more appreciate its aesthetic character. This piece of work, based on a huge root branch