gonkar gyatso: 'the shambala in modern times' at venice art biennale 09

gonkar gyatso: 'the shambala in modern times' at venice art biennale 09


'the shambala in modern times', 2008
stickers, pencil, paper cut on treated paper
200 x 200 cm
© gonkar gyatso


although tibetan artist gonkar gyatso does not define himself as a social critic, there is no mistaking
the political commentary and gentle rebuke that emanates from all his artwork. the artist represents
traditional visual motifs, such as the iconographic structure of thangka painting, in an apparently
light-hearted vein.


'the shambala in modern times', 2008
stickers, paper-cuts, pencil, ink on treated paper
image © designboom



'the shambala in modern times', 2008
stickers, paper-cuts, pencil, ink on treated paper
image © designboom



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four elements- element 2, 2009
pencil, ink on treated paper
image © designboom



four elements- element 4, 2009
pencil, ink on treated paper
image © designboom



four elements- element 1, 2009
pencil, ink on treated paper
image © designboom



four elements- element 3, 2009
pencil, ink on treated paper
image © designboom


gonkar gyatso (b.tibet, 1961) lives and works in london.
leeji db
06.11.09  
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I like the idea, and find it compelling both from a visual stand point and also when considering the teachings of the Buddha in the modern world.
France Goud   06.11.09

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