Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole again using advanced digital art techniques. The restoration process involves scientists and academics from China and the United States, and the finished product appears as it would have centuries ago in its original setting.
SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole once again — but in a digital form. The painstaking restoration work is being done with the remnants of statues located worldwide, using advanced digital art techniques, and a …
