The Nepalese Legacy in Tibetan Painting


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Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized and presented by the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 3, 2010-May 23, 2011.




The Nepalese Legacy in Tibetan Painting


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Featuring several major works, including a painting of four minutely detailed mandalas by fifteenth-century Newari artists and the last two known commissions in the Beri style, The Nepalese Legacy in Tibetan Painting places Beri in a context more complex than previously imagined. --Book Jacket.




Tibetan Art


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The rich artistic heritage of Tibet reveals the depths of meditations of great masters, translated into the majestic abundance of iconic symbols that take the form of three-dimensional images or two-dimensional thankas. Tibetan Art is a comprehensive introduction to the complex iconography of thankas. It provides a glimpse of the mindground of this art and the land where it flourished. Although Tibetan Art portrays the historic Buddha Sakyamuni, the arhats, spiritual masters, great lamas, and founders of different religious lineages, the preponderance of its images depict supramundane beings. Predominantly these are: the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, female deities, protectors or tutelary gods (yi-dams), defenders of the faith, guardians of the four cardinal points, minor deities and supernatural beings.




Paradise and Plumage


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Mirror of the Buddha


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Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, Oct. 7, 2011-Feb. 27, 2012.




The Place of Provenance


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Locate paintings geographically using a method similar to that used for locating paintings in time




Tibetan Thangka Painting


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Describes the techniques of the sacred art of Tibetan scroll painting.




Painting Traditions of the Drigung Kagyu School


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"This catalog is published in conjunction with an exhibition organized and presented by the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, April 24 through September 7, 2015, and curated by David P. Jackson."




Historical Dictionary of Tibet


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Historical Dictionary of Tibet, Second Edition is a comprehensive resource for Tibetan history, politics, religion, major figures, prehistory and paleontology, with a primary emphasis on the modern period. It also covers the surrounding areas influenced by Tibetan religion and culture, including India, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Central Asia, and Russia. It contains a chronology, a glossary, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Tibet.




A Revolutionary Artist of Tibet


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-A catalog to accompany the first museum exhibition devoted to the Indian influences in Francesco Clemente's work and relation to the artistic practices and traditions of various regions in India. Features approximately 20 works, including paintings from the last 30 years and four new sculptures created especially for the exhibition. In contrast to leading conceptual art practices of the 1970s, Clemente refocused attention on representation, narrative, and the figure, and explored traditional, artisanal materials, and modes of working. Since his first trip to India in the 1970s, Francesco Clemente immersed himself in the country's rich cultures as well as the everyday life and artistic practices of local people. Transforming ancient symbols, myths, and ideas, he has created a personal visual language of dreamlike landscapes, animals, and human figures drawn from recollections of his travels. Themes of sexuality, mythology, and spirituality, along with imaginary narratives of violence, intrigue, fragmentation, love, separation, and jealousy are seen throughout his oeuvre.---




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