Fa Cheng Xian 法成憲

Taiwan sculptor Fa Cheng Xian was born in 1974. As a young boy, Fa loved puppet shows and always told stories through the puppets. This led to his profound interest in human nature. Upon graduation from secondary school, he followed the master sculptor Shiec Yuh Wen to learn crafting of Buddhist sculpture. He found that behind the serious appearance of each Buddha lies an interesting story. His Buddhist sculptures are more carefree and lively, registering a change from the traditional Buddhist statue.

Most people tell stories in words, whereas Fa expresses in sculptures. Inspired by his son’s birth, he created the “Acolyte” and “Child” series to record his son’s growing process. He also infused into his works his dreams and memories as a child, in the hope of recapturing his naivety.

He was awarded excellent prize in “The 45th Taiwan Provincial Fine Arts Exhibition” in 1992. He participated in the “Kaohsiung New Generation Sculpture Exhibition” in 1995 and became a professional Buddhist sculptor in 2000. Fa Cheng Xian held his own individual exhibition at Dong Shan Men Monastery in 2007.

台灣雕塑家法成憲生於一九七四年,高中畢業後,跟隨雕刻大師謝毓文學雕塑。法成憲小時候鍾情布偶戲,戲偶仿人形說故事,令他更精通人性。執意投身佛像雕塑的法成憲,熟讀佛教故事,發現眾佛沒有一般人想像般嚴肅,相反,每尊佛背後都有一段動人故事。他透過雕刻讓眾佛更接近民眾生活,憑感覺創作多種不同型態的銅雕佛像,他的作品活潑隨意,和傳统的佛像大不相同。

一般人說故事,寫故事,法成憲則用雕塑作品表達故事。他滿懷喜悅地看著自己每件作品誕生。兒子出生後啟發他的靈感,創作了「沙彌」和「小孩」系列;他利用雕刻來記錄兒子的成長過程,同時投入自己兒時的夢想和記憶,希望重拾自己的童真。

法成憲於一九九二年獲四十五屆省展雕塑類優選獎,一九九五年參加高雄新生代雕塑展,二○○○年成為專業佛像雕塑師,二○○七年在東禪寺作個人展出。