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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:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Reviews:
Coming Soon!
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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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Artist Statement for Losang Gyatso
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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 and far away in the world I live in today. I want my artwork to stand by themselves visually without cultural commentary and footnotes, and are therefore accessible to all.
Tibetans have a saying, "that 'such and such' has shagtsi," which means it has 'grease'. Grease is where the flavor is in meat, and where the soul is in culture. So no matter what direction my art takes, I want it always to retain the shagtsi of Tibetan culture.
For more info visit www.gyatsostudio.com or email me at gyatso11@yahoo.com
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