
Invisible Buddha
1999
A monumental figure emerges from turbulent, gestural brushwork, rendered in Ming's signature limited palette of grays, blacks, and whites. The Buddha form dissolves into the paint itself, simultaneously present and absent, as thick, expressive strokes both construct and obscure the sacred image. Ming's visceral painting technique transforms the spiritual icon into a meditation on visibility, faith, and the limits of representation.
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
Notes
Execution: Painted in 1999.
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art: Evening & Day Sale
June 27, 2002
Estimate: $70,000 – $100,000
Lot 102
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