INTRODUCTION
展覽前言 Xia Jing Shan is considered the first Buddhist Art Maestro Across Centuries as he builds up cotemporary Buddhist art. His intent conforms to traditions which trace back to Tang and Song dynasty. The exhibition includes selective masterpieces of Xia Jing Shan. Meanwhile, with multimedia technology, Xia's aesthetics can be displayed in both dynamic and static styles. 書畫藝術名家夏荊山被譽為「跨世紀佛畫藝術第一人」，畫藝直追唐宋，是為打造當代佛畫藝術的傳奇巨擘。本次展覽包含夏荊山書畫各系列精選名作，如佛、觀音、羅漢、達摩、鍾馗、山水人物，細膩豐富，莊嚴華美。
展覽前言 Xia Jing Shan is considered the first Buddhist Art Maestro Across Centuries as he builds up cotemporary Buddhist art. His intent conforms to traditions which trace back to Tang and Song dynasty. The exhibition includes selective masterpieces of Xia Jing Shan. Meanwhile, with multimedia technology, Xia's aesthetics can be displayed in both dynamic and static styles. 書畫藝術名家夏荊山被譽為「跨世紀佛畫藝術第一人」，畫藝直追唐宋，是為打造當代佛畫藝術的傳奇巨擘。本次展覽包含夏荊山書畫各系列精選名作，如佛、觀音、羅漢、達摩、鍾馗、山水人物，細膩豐富，莊嚴華美。
HIGHLIGHT展覽亮點 “ The Festival of Zhong Kui’s House Moving ”
2012, color and silk, 502x41.5 cm This composition is very ingenious, and the exquisite Gongbi outlines the anthropomorphic characters. This is the representative work of Xia Jing Shan’s Zhong Kui series. 〈鍾馗喬遷吉慶圖〉
2012，水墨設色絹本，502X41.5 cm 此構圖極具巧思，細膩的工筆勾勒出人物情態，擬人化特質賦予生動趣味，為夏荊山鍾馗系列集大成代表作之一。
Series Introduction 系列介紹 CALLIGRAPHY書法 Xia Jing Shan's calligraphy turns his many years of contemplative understanding and attainment of humanism and Buddhism into written vernacular Chinese to help with the transmission of educational doctrines. 夏荊山的書法作品呈現多年修行的體悟與涵養，字體間流暢的行氣，秀麗典雅。 More 更多畫作
Series Introduction 系列介紹 LANDSCAPE AND FIGURE山水人物 Xia has inherited the essence of traditional Gongbi style, as seen in his precise and delicate brushwork. Each of the characters depicted has a unique expression and is lively and sophisticated in their postures with the beautiful and serene background. The paintings are not confined by realistic depictions seen in traditional images, with focus placed on the artist’s subjective artistic conception. 山水人物展現傳統工筆畫精髓，筆法細膩，人物靈動，情境優美，不拘泥於傳統圖像，重於對意境的主觀表達。 More 更多畫作
Series Introduction 系列介紹 ZHONG KUI鍾馗 Xia portrays Zhong Kui in unusual ways that are more in touch with the human side. Incorporating some elements of realistic Gongbi brushwork, the ink expressions are complimented with ingenious color applications. The inscriptions that Xia provides on the paintings are often moral cautions, conveying his compassion for others and also expressing his thoughts and realizations. 鍾馗作品跳脫傳統，賦予日常感，墨韻與色彩巧妙搭配，題跋多以警世寓意，寄託對世人的關懷和抒發內心感悟。 More 更多畫作
Series Introduction 系列介紹 BODHIDHARMA達摩 Xia portrays Bodhidharma’s features and skin with exquisitely refined brushwork, and often employs expressionistic brushwork to depict his robe. The compositional form that placed the character in the center is also emphasized by Xia, leaving an abundance of negative spaces in the backdrop to highlight Zen philosophy. 達摩五官多以細膩筆法刻畫，運用寫意筆法來表現衣袖，並著重以人物為中心的構圖，以大量留白背景突顯禪法。 More 更多畫作
Series Introduction 系列介紹 ARHAT羅漢 Arhat series are painted with the main characters portrayed in various expressions and poses and enhanced vividness added by the curls and creases on the garments. It exudes a sense of casual relaxedness, reflecting a noble sense of ease exuded by the enlightened sages. 羅漢圖著重主角各色神態與姿勢，貼近現實生活的姿態，使人心生親近之感，搭配彎曲的衣褶線條，生動有趣。 More 更多畫作
Series Introduction 系列介紹 AVALOKITEŚVARA觀音 Enlightened and intricate thoughts are conveyed by the artist onto the Avalokiteśvara paintings, with traditional literati painting compositional style incorporated. Xia also depicts Avalokiteśvara in various styles, creating lines that exude a rhythmic energy and ingeniously portraying the goddess’s gentle and compassionate traits. 夏荊山將胸中法悟與丘壑表現至觀音畫中，融入傳統文人畫的構圖方式，線條充滿律動感，展現菩薩的祥和。 More 更多畫作
Series Introduction 系列介紹 BUDDHA佛 Xia paints the most of his Buddha portraits in the careful realist technique of Gongbi painting with colors. His ink strokes are liberated like drifting clouds and flowing water, and he depicts intricate texture of clothes, showcasing the Buddha’s grandeur and rich, vibrant image. 佛畫作品多以工筆重彩設色，行雲流水的筆墨線條，勾勒出細緻的衣飾紋理，展現佛像莊嚴且飽滿豐美的形象。 More 更多畫作
