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Gods, Saints, and Guardians in Asian Sculpture

Marcel Nies Oriental Art has produced and contributed to scholarly publications on Asian sculpture since 1977.

Art & Devotion: The Splendour and Worship of Asian Sculpture, Antwerp (2021)

The sculptures included in this catalogue demonstrate how artists shaped abstract ideas and visualised the heavenly beauty of the divinities central to their community. The artworks once lay at the centre of devotional rituals performed in temples or in a domestic setting. The divine figures in their human-like form intend to protect, give hope, and function as tools of meditation to attain an altered state of consciousness. Apart from being significant objects of worship in early Asian societies, they have an intrinsic artistic value. Artists expressed their imagination and skill most in devotional art to highlight the spiritual energy radiating from their creations.

Author Title Year
  • Jan van Alphen
    Avatar, Resurrection of the Gods
    2019
  • Jan van Alphen
    Divine Presence, Master Sculpture from Asia
    2018
  • Marcel Nies
    Awakening, The Art of Total Perception
    2017
  • Marcel Nies
    Faith and Devotion
    2016
  • Marcel Nies
    Karma, The Sculptural Heritage of Asia
    2015
  • Marcel Nies
    Portrait of the Divine, Sacred Sculpture of Asia’s Lost Kingdoms
    2014
  • Marcel Nies
    Path to Enlightenment
    2013
  • Marcel Nies
    Dance of the Gods, Sculpture from India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia
    2012
  • Marcel Nies
    Om Mani Padme Hum
    2011
  • Marcel Nies
    Nirvana, Sculpture from India, Himalayas and Southeast Asia
    2010
  • Marcel Nies
    The Future Buddha, The cultural heritage of Asia
    2009
  • Marcel Nies
    Buddharaja, ‘The King-Buddha’, Sculptures from India, The Himalays and Southeast Asia
    2008
  • Marcel Nies
    Majesty of The Sacred, Art of India, The Himalayas and Southeast Asia
    2007
  • Marcel Nies
    Body, Speech & Mind, Asian Religious Images
    2006
  • Marcel Nies
    The Sacred Breath, The Cultural Heritage of India, The Himalayan Mountains and Southeast Asia
    2005
  • Jan Alphen, Ian Alexander Alsop, Marcel Nies, David Weldon
    Cast for Eternity, Bronze Masterworks from India and the Himalayas in Belgian and Dutch Collections
    2005
  • Marcel Nies
    Buddhists, Hindus and Jains, In Search of Perfect Beauty
    2003
  • Marcel Nies
    Window Of The Sacred World, Art of India, The Himalayan Regions and Southeast Asia
    2002
  • Marcel Nies
    Immortal Images, Art of India, The Himalayan Regions, Indonesia and Southeast Asia
    2001
  • Marcel Nies
    Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art
    1999
  • Marcel Nies
    Spirit of Compassion, Himalayan Images of the Past, Present and Future
    1995
  • Jean Nies, Marcel Nies
    Himalayan Art, Sculpures, Tangkas and Ritual Objects from Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and Western Himalaya
    1982
  • Marcel Nies
    Boeddhistische Kunst, Een Introductie
    1981
  • Marcel Nies
    Female Forms in Asian Art
    1980
  • Armand Neven
    New studies into Indian an Himalayan sculpture
    1980
  • Marcel Nies
    Sculpture from Cambodia and Thailand
    1977