Presentation
Phurba Namgay: Contemporary and Traditional Bhutanese Thanka Paintings
Boise State University
(2008)
Abstract
The Visual Arts Center will be exhibiting twelve paintings by Bhutanese artist Phurba Namgay September 8th through October 7th, 2008. Please join the artist and the community for a special reception Wednesday, September 17th from 5pm-7pm. Visual Arts Center Gallery 2 in the Hemingway Western Studies Center.
Phurba Namgay is a master painter whose murals can be seen in temples and monasteries throughout the kingdom of Bhutan. He is an instructor at the Institute for Zorig Chusum of thanka painting and rimo (drawing). Artworks produced by Namgay represent some of the best examples of contemporary Bhutanese thankas and mandelas. Phurba Namgay uses the traditional methods of thanka painting that include hand mixing natural pigments and creating brushes of natural animal hairs. The exhibition at the Visual Arts Center will include traditional thanka paintings and new contemporary paintings that explore the artist’s journey from Bhutan to the United States.
Disciplines
Publication Date
September, 2008
Location
Boise, Idaho
Citation Information
Niharika Dinkar. "Phurba Namgay: Contemporary and Traditional Bhutanese Thanka Paintings" Boise State University (2008) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/niharika-dinkar/30/