Edutainment > Articles on Art     Index - Text Version

Results 1-4 out of 4 hits

Padmasambhava      Guru Rinpoche.

Padmasambhava
Copyright protected.

Padmasambhava is one of the popular characters depicted on Himalayan art and artisan objects. For beginners he is fortunately rather easy to recognize with his typical face, accessories and posture. But who was he?
Guru Padmasambhava

Nepal Statues      Art from Patan in Nepal

Nepal Statues
Copyright protected.

They are called Nepal Bronzes or Tibetan Statues. Both names are a bit misleading. It is an art form for which the Newar artists in Nepal have been famous for from Middle Ages until our days. And the metal used for these unique, all handmade statues is not bronze, but mostly copper - sometimes also brass or various alloys. This articles describes how these metal art works are created by the method of "lost wax form" (Cire Perdue).
Nepal Metal Statues

Green and White Tara      Friday, February 08, 2008

Green and White Tara
Copyright protected.

Tara is a female Buddha and one of the most prominent female deities in Nepalese and Tibetan Buddhism. The name Tara means the "one who saves" and as the goddess of compassion, her job is to alleviate people from suffering. Like many Buddhist deities, she can have many emanations or forms. The most common are the White Tara and the Green Tara.
Green and White Tara

Tibetan Statues      Religious Art from Tibet and Nepal.

Tibetan Statues
Copyright protected.

Sacred Tibetan art has always developed independently from common art, even though it also influenced achievements in sacred art. The religious connection to Indian art via tantric Buddhism is also particularly important. Along with Thangkas, sacred cloth scrolls, metal sculptures are one of the most important artistic representation forms of religious matter. Small bronze statues stand out as gems of Tibetan art whose filigree attests to the high craftmanship of their creators.
Tibetan Statues