Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art

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Details
- Type: publication_design
- Client: Staten Island Museum
- Contributing Roles: visual_identity, design_concept, design_layout, typography, image_preparation, digital_materials, promotional_materials, production_coordination
- ISBN: 978-0-9712267-3-9
- ID: infinite_compassion_exhibition_catalog
- UUID: 0890453a-7d37-40a1-ab69-b0c1ab191b0d
Summary
This catalogue was created to accompany Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art, a joint exhibition presenting sculptures, thangkas, and ritual objects from multiple Asian traditions. The design emphasized respectful clarity, using carefully structured layouts and image treatments to support close visual study while maintaining a calm, contemporary presentation suited to the exhibition’s spiritual themes.
Contributing Roles
I designed the exhibition catalogue for Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art, created for a joint exhibition of the Staten Island Museum and the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art. Featuring sculptures, thangkas, and ritual objects drawn from multiple Asian traditions, the publication required a design approach that balanced clarity, reverence, and cultural nuance.
A major part of the design process involved carefully isolating each artwork from its background, creating clean silhouettes that allowed form, surface, and craftsmanship to be studied closely. Essay pages were shaped around these silhouettes, with text flowing along edges and contours to echo the physical presence of the objects.
To support the tone of the exhibition, I introduced a restrained palette of silver and warm beige for section openers, adding quiet atmosphere while keeping the overall presentation contemporary and measured. Throughout the catalogue, the goal was to respect the spiritual and historical significance of the works while presenting them with clarity and visual focus.
Director of Publications Linda Locke was closely involved during the design phase, offering insights that helped refine and elevate the final publication.
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- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalog, inside front cover
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- Infinite Compassion: Avalokiteshvara in Asian Art exhibition catalog, inside back cover
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Alex Stevovich

Alex Stevovich is an independent polymath guided by a self-directed perspective. His projects focus on original content and innovation developed through discovery-driven work grounded in first-principles thinking.
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