UMA ESCULTURA CHINESA DO BUDA VAIROCHANA,DE 500 DC DIGITALIZADA EM VISÃO 3D (VÍDEO)

3-D scan image of Buddha probably Vairochana (Piluzhena) with the Realms of Existence and other Buddhist scenes.

 Visão 3D digitalizada de uma escultura chinesa do Buda Vairochana, de 500 DC [VÍDEO]

 
“Os finos detalhes narrativos que cobrem esse monumental Buda em pé fornecem um raro vislumbre das visões simbólicas ancestrais chinesas do universo budista. Apresentada como uma emanação mágica de dentro de uma figura de calcário, esse mapa conceitual do universo é associado com Vairochana, o Buda Cósmico (Pilushena, em chinês), e com o Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan jing). Além de fornecer algumas das primeiras evidências de tal mapeamento alegórico, essas representações em relevo refletem a incrível sofisticação das ilustrações narrativas chinesas e o tratamento do espaço pictórico. (…) Pequenos traços de pigmento remanescentes na superfície sugerem que o denso desenho deve ter sido originalmente pintado, o que tornaria as cenas mais fáceis de perceber e entender”.
~ descrição de “The Cosmic Buddha“, reprodução de escultura em 3D digital na Freer Gallery of Art

Essa visão da estátua chinesa do Buda Vairochana abaixo é um dos feitos recentes do impressionante serviço de escaneamento e impressão 3D digital que o Instituto Smithsonian está fazendo com preciosos objetos de Arqueologia como estes da exposição “Promise of Paradise: Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture” (realizada em agosto no Freer Gallery of Art, em Washington, EUA). Os detalhes permitem ver as “dimensões da Existência” do simbolismo budista, e são provavelmente da dinastia nórdica chinesa de Qi, por volta de 500-577 DC. Além do nível de detalhe e da possibilidade de impressão em 3D, o Coordenador de Digitalização 3D do Simthsonian, Vince Rossi, diz que o escaneamento regular (anual, por exemplo) vai permitir aos conservadores perceber como uma escultura como esta muda durante o tempo”.

Mais informações no site do Smithsonian Institute.

Mais informações sobre o Buda Vairochana, aqui (em inglês).


Asia After Dark in 3D

3-D scan image of Buddha probably Vairochana (Piluzhena) with the Realms of Existence and other Buddhist scenes.
3D scan image of the Cosmic Buddha with the Realms of Existence and other Buddhist scenes.
Allison Tyra is an intern in the F|S Public Affairs and Marketing Department.
On Saturday, Asia After Dark welcomes a special guest. He has no hands, and no head, but the Cosmic Buddha has plenty to tell us. This desktop version of a stone sculpture on view in the exhibition Promise of Paradise: Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture was made using a 3D printer. The incredibly detailed depictions on the deity’s robe tell stories of the Buddhist Realms of Existence, from the heavenly devas to the hells of the less fortunate—fascinating to small children and PhD-wielding scholars alike.
Just as fascinating are the technological advances that allow engineers such as Vince Rossi, 3D Digitization Coordinator at the Smithsonian, to create exact replicas of ancient artifacts out of paper and other materials. Rossi can make small, lightweight versions or large, sturdy copies that could be easier to examine with incredible precision.
“Our focus is on 3D scanning of collection objects and archaeological sites, not just 3D printing replicas,” Rossi says. “With the 3D data itself, we are able to do many things that we cannot do with the real object or 3D printed replica—providing new analysis tools for research, for example. Since 3D scanning is nothing more than millions of measurement points describing an object’s surface, we can offer a researcher many more ways to virtually investigate an object. For example, a conservator can look at two 3D scans of an object taken from one year to the next to see exactly how the object is changing over time.”
Once all of the original item’s data has been uploaded, people around the world can view these details, as well as use a 3D printer to produce their own versions of the object. In other words, a schoolteacher in Oklahoma or a researcher in Shanghai can use the Smithsonian’s information to create interactive tools for learning at all levels.
See how it works and talk with Rossi in person on Saturday, August 17, 7–11 pm, by attending Asia After Dark: Chinese Martial Arts at the Freer. Other highlights of the evening will include the DJs of Hop Fu providing a live score to classic kung fu films, tai chi in the galleries, a DIY crafty teacup sleeve art activity, Tsingtao Chinese beer, kung fu martial performances, and more. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door; Silk Road Society members pay $15 in advance and $20 at the door. The ticket price includes one free drink. Guests must be 21 years old with valid photo ID to attend.



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