The current exhibit at the Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery at Coastal Carolina University combines an ancient art form called Nang Yai with cutting-edge 3D technology to create something unique, perhaps exclusive.

Artist Jeff Case, an associate professor of visual arts at CCU, says the art form is several hundreds of years old and uses buffalo hides to tell stories of mythological creatures and heroes. It is used in Thailand, where Buddhism is the major religion.

A depiction of Buddha is part of Case's exhibit, and he says it might be the first 3D graphic Buddha ever created.

Case earned his Master of Fine Arts in visual communication from the University of Arizona and taught at Lyndon State College, Southern Utah University and Arizona before coming to Coastal.

The Rebecca Randall Bryan Art Gallery is the primary visual laboratory for the Department of Visual Arts at CCU. We are dedicated to advancing the education of visual artists and cultivating the production, interpretation, and enjoyment of objects and images in society. The gallery operates in the service of society and its development and is free and open to the public. Visit coastal.edu/gallery.

Upcoming exhibits include "The Art of Tyrone Geter: Then & Now," Sept. 3 through Oct. 12, and Kate Kretz: "#Brute," Oct. 22 through Nov. 28. The gallery operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and is located in Room 129 of the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts.

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Read more about how CCU is using 3D technology here.