Impression of the Fresco of Ajanta

(Ajanta Cave, India)
1982
Tainan Art Museum · Collection
Wu-Yung Hsu · at age 
62
Oil on canvas
91 × 72.5 cm
The fresco of the Ajanta Cave is based around the story of Buddha, coupled with descriptions of his mortal life. I have illustrated two beautiful Indian women from the fresco along with Buddha in the distant background, who is not wavered by the lustful temptations of the women. While this painting was being exhibited at the Tai-Yang exhibition of the History Museum, the breast of one of the Indian women was destroyed in its colors by a viewer. I had to fix up the colors to recover the painting.

Ajanta壁畫之聯想

(印度-Ajanta洞窟)
1982
臺南市美術館.典藏品
許武勇.
62
油彩.畫布
91 × 72.5 cm
Ajanta阿旃陀石窟的壁畫是以佛陀的故事為主,配上民間的生活描寫而成。我描繪了壁畫中美麗的兩位印度女人,及坐在遠景不被女色迷惑的佛陀。本件作品在歷史博物館台陽展會場展覽時,因作品中印度女郎如此美麗,其豐滿的乳部被心理變態的一位觀眾彩色破壞,經我再加色修補才復原。