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Artist Statement:
My work revolves around the
ideas and insights of Tibetan
culture, and how I as someone
who has lived most of his life
outside of my country, relate
to them for identity and
sustenance. I'm interested in
all every facets of Tibetan
life; from architecture to
folk art, mythical tales to
utility objects, and see them
as sources and references for
my work. The colors and the
lines in the simplest woven
textiles, and even the rhythms
of Tibetan music, all have in
them the sensibilities of the
culture. I draw particular
inspiration from pre-Buddhist
and Buddhist world views and
symbols, such as those found
in the Shang Shung rock art of
ancient Tibet.
Although my paintings may deal
with recognizable subjects, my
work is more abstract than
representational, as I'm more
interested in the ideas
surrounding them then the
physical subject matter. This
process of finding and moving
towards the universal, and
away from the particular,
helps me bridge my present
surroundings with my subject.
In a sense, I'm trying to get
closer to the ideas and
experiences of our culture by
stripping away the surface
embellishments and traditional
conventions, which make them
seem abstruse ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
I have exhibited at galleries
in Boulder, New York, Zurich,
Washington D.C., Santa Fe,
Crestone and Montreal and my
work is in private collections
in the US, Europe and
India....
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Commissions:
Commissions accepted for new
work or reinterpretations of
some existing paintings. A
painting can take a turn at a
thousand different points in
the making process, each
choice leading to a different
set of problems and solutions.
So I think it's possible to
have a hundred paintings of a
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