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FLS Year of the Tiger
bejuco, 2023on objkt
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The star of Lu (祿), Luxing 祿星, is Mizar (ζ Ursa Majoris), or, in traditional Chinese astronomy, the sixth star in the Wenchang cluster, and like the Fu star came to be personified. The Lu star is believed to be Zhang Xian who lived during the Later Shu dynasty. The word lu specifically refers to the salary of a government official. As such, the Lu star is the star of prosperity, rank, and influence.

Photogrammetry of a 16' by 10' by 10' ceramic sculpture hand-painted by Charles Mai and Glenn Mai and polished in Blender by Pierre Puentes. This piece accompanies the Sau statue minted for the 2023 MOWNA Biennial.

In this collaboration between Pierre Puentes and Charlie Mai, a digital 3D copy of a traditional Luk statue connects the malleable longevity of the mythic figure with a new equally long lived digital format.