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Thangkas are Buddhist scroll paintings of mostly Tibetan origin. Today the Kathmandu Valley is the center for the art of thangka painting.



Bhavacakra - artelino

Bhavacakra Thangka - wheel of life.A Bhavacakra is a Buddhist iconographic pattern that you can find frequently on thangka paintings (religious Buddhist scrolls) or on murals at the entrance of Buddhist monasteries.

Bhavacakra are known under a number of different names, not just this tongue breaker. The most common name is 'wheel of life'. Other names are 'cycle of rebirths', 'wheel of becoming' or - rare - Devanagari (from Sanskrit).

Last Updated on Monday, 01 November 2010 22:46 Read more: Bhavacakra
 

Mandala Thangka - artelino

Mandala Thangka.Mandalas are among the popular Tibetan thangkas. Buddhist use them as a meditation aid. And art collectors and tourists like them for their serene quietness and intricate paintings.

This article shows a slide show of roughly two dozens Mandala thangkas.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 November 2010 18:20 Read more: Mandala Thangka
 

Thangka Classification - artelino

MandalaTibetan thangka painting is not really a creative, artistic process in the sense of Western artists. Thangka painting follows old iconographic patterns that are defined in detail in old books. A thangka is a spiritual and religious visualization aid. And the artistic freedom of the thangka painter was limited to such details like the background landscape and some color variations.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 November 2010 15:04 Read more: Thangka Classification
 

Thangka Painting Part 3 - artelino

Thangka Painting Video - Part IIIPart Three of three videos demonstrating and explaining thangka painting by Joel Kimmel, Pele Gelfenbaum Productions. In the third part Gyurmey Lama, a thangka painter working in Bodnath, Nepal, tells us more about how the color pigments are gained the traditional way.

After explaining the old method, he mentions that the painters now also use ready-made colors and new, modern brush tools imported into the country.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 November 2010 18:49 Watch Thangka Painting III
 

Thangka Painting Part 2 - artelino

Thangka Painting Video - Part IIPart Two of three videos demonstrating and explaining thangka painting by Joel Kimmel, Pele Gelfenbaum Productions. In the second part Gyurmey Lama, a thangka painter working in Bodnath, Nepal, shows and explains to us the text book of thangka painting (an iconographic pattern and detailed guidebook), speaks about the three different kind of deities (peaceful, wrathful, semi-wrathful) shown on thangkas.

Last Updated on Saturday, 06 November 2010 23:23 Watch Thangka Painting Part II
 

Thangka Painting Part I - artelino

Video of Thangka Painting Part 1Part One of three videos demonstrating and explaining thangka painting by Joel Kimmel, Pele Gelfenbaum Productions. After a general short introduction by the author of the film, an established thangka painter, Gyurmey Lama, leads us through the subject with explanations and demonstrations.

The information is very competent, comes out of first hand and Gyurmey Lama's English can be understood well.

Last Updated on Sunday, 07 November 2010 15:05 Watch Thangka Painting Part I
 

Thangka Painting - artelino

Preparation of canvas for thangka.Thangkas are Buddhist paintings of religious origin and background. Today they are still made, mainly in Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet and in India. Over the last decades the thangka changed from an object of religious veneration to an art object that is appreciated by collectors and art friends worldwide.

Last Updated on Saturday, 06 November 2010 23:27 Read more: Thangka Painting
 

Tibetan Thangkas - artelino

Tibetan Thangka - DetailReligious in origin, thangkas are scrolls from tantric Buddhism, which has played a prominent role in Tibet. Most of the bordered paintings made from expensive materials are valuable resources for the Buddhists in gaining them higher levels of recognition. They are simultaneously, however, the highest forms of religious art in Buddhism.

Last Updated on Saturday, 06 November 2010 23:27 Read more: Tibetan Thangkas
 

Wheel of Life - artelino

Wheel of LifeTibetan thangkas follow iconographic patterns. One of these iconographic subjects is called 'wheel of life'. It shows a huge wheel held by a ferocious monster. This article explains the basics and shows a lot of detailed examples from Tibetan thangkas.

Last Updated on Saturday, 06 November 2010 23:28 Read more: Wheel of Life
 





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