Lot 242: NOH SANG-KYOON

B. 1958
THE GLOVE OF BUDDHA

29 by 16 7/8 by 9 1/2 in. 74 by 42.8 by 24 cm

signed on bottom

polyester resin, fiberglass and sequins

Executed in 2003.

NOTE

The Glove of Buddha is based on a Buddhist hand gesture that signifies protection. By wrapping this religiously charged hand sculpture with inexpensive and highly ornamental adornments, Noh Sang-Kyoon releases the sculpture from the religious realm, lending it an air of pop culture or nostalgic fondness. Sequins have been Noh's primary motif since 1992; he originally used them to represent fish scales, as a statement about death and anonymity inspired by his own experience of near-drowning as a child.