JEAN-MARC HUSS, INANA, 2003Oil on canvas. Four-character artist seal painted in red on the lower right. The backside with hand-written titling ‘INANA’ and ‘Unity of Knowledge’, dating ‘M03’ (2003) and the artist’s signature.Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 2003 and kept in the family ever since.Condition: Excellent.Dimensions: The frame 126 x 86, the painting 119 x 78 cm.Jean-Marc Huss, born in France 1958, has been painting images of the Buddha for over three decades. Gently smiling and serene, often on a monumental scale, these peaceful, dignified faces are powerful representations of outward tranquility and inner reflection. The artist's quest of the spiritual world of Asia began more than 30 years ago when he left France to travel through India, Nepal and Bali, finally settling on an island in southern Thailand. He was working in a coconut plantation when a Buddha statue given to him by a monk in a nearby monastery became his first model. It was a revelation that set the artist on a path of exploration of Buddhism and Buddhist images. He has never wanted to paint anything else ever since and has become devoted to evoking the aesthetic and symbolic powers of Buddha in his work.With an impeccable photo-realistic oil painting technique and a mastery of light and shade, Jean-Marc Huss depicts the particular quality of each Buddha image. Using oil paint, gold leaf and other secret ingredients, he depicts the ancient patina of stone statues, worn by thousands of years of monsoon rains, the warmth of gold leaf that flakes off in patches over time and the textures of verdigris on centuries-old bronzes.Jean-Marc Huss says, 'When I paint, I pray with my brush'. Modestly, he sees himself as merely a channel between the model and the viewer. When he has finished painting, his majestic images of the Buddha take on a life of their own, seemingly three-dimensional and creating an atmosphere of awe-inspiring calm and serenity. His works have been shown on four continents and he has developed a loyal following throughout the world.JEAN-MARC HUSS《伊南娜女神》2003帆布面油畫,畫面右下角紅色藝術家印鑒。背面手書"INANA"和"Unity of Knowledge",日期"M03"(2003)和藝術家簽名。來源:2003年直接在藝術家処購買,一直保存至今品相:優秀尺寸:含框126x86厘米,畫面119x78厘米