Bodhisattva Gallery is proud to present
“Jewels of Newar Art”
Sculptures & Painting by Renowned Newar Traditional Artist
Venue: Chaitya Court at the lobby, Hyatt Regency Kathmandu
Date: November 23 to December 9, 2012
Time: 5 PM - 9 PM
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"Jewels of Newar Art" catalog can be purchased at Bodhisattva Gallery, Vajra Bookstore, Thamel and Amazon.com.
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Developments in the Contemporary Newar Art Movement
Robert Beer, Tibetan Buddhist and Newar Tantric Art (www.tibetanart.com)
In April and May of 2011 a major exhibition of Newar paubha painters and sculptors was held at the Siddhartha Art Gallery in conjunction with the Bodhisattva Gallery, both of which are located in the peaceful and beautifully renovated ‘Baber Mahal Revisited’ complex in Kathmandu. This exhibition, entitled “Jewels of Newar Art”, essentially featured selected works from the collection of Purna and Anjana Shakya, whose eldest son Prajwol Shakya now runs the Bodhisattva Gallery. The show featured the work of over thirty of the finest Newar artists and statue makers, and an excellent illustrated book with the same title (Jewels of Newar Art) was published as a catalogue for this exhibition. This catalogue includes articles by Purna Shakya, myself, Min Bahadur Shakya and Dina Bangdel, but essentially the deity descriptions were written by Dina Bangdel and Prajwol Shakya, who did an excellent job in compiling this catalogue.
