Harry Cooper of the National Gallery of Art says the work is both simple and complex.
HARRY COOPER: “In some ways it’s classic Paik. That is, very complicated. Lots of stuff to look at, sometimes almost a kind of visual overload. But at the same time, we have this very simple image of a candle and that’s all there is to look at.”
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Mister Cooper says the work is a reminder of Nam June Paik’s interest in Zen Buddhism and in meditation.
HARRY COOPER: “So, there is this other side of Paik which is very quiet, very calm. Really the opposite of what we think of as the world of media that he was immersed in. So for me, ‘One Candle’ puts these two extremes and takes them together.”
On left, part of Nam June Paik's "Standing Buddha with Outstretched Hand" and in background, images from "One Candle, Candle Projection"
MARIO RITTER: Nam June Paik also made a series of works called TV Buddhas. One of these can be seen at the National Gallery exhibit. It is called “Standing Buddha with Outstretched Hand.” The work is made up of a nearly life-size metal statue of Buddha. Nearby, a video camera records his image. The Buddha is facing four televisions placed one on top of another. Two of the televisions show an image of the statue taken by the video camera. The two other television screens show colorful moving images.
The exhibit also includes several works by Mr. Paik that have rarely been exhibited - his drawings.
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