Sudarshan Suwal
My blogs
Blogs I follow
| Location | lalitpur,nepal, buddist, Nepal |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Sudarshan Suwal comes from a family of artists. He began studying painting at age 12, receiving most of his training from his grandfather, a master of Newari Buddhist style of classical painting. His grandfather was a tantric practitioner, so Sudarshan’s education included instruction in meditation, mantra and visualization, as well as drawing, making pigments, and painting. He began by painting simple figures, like the Buddha, Ganesh and Saraswati, and eventually progressed to more complex subjects. Classical paintings in the Newari tradition are called paubha, although they are more commonly known by their Tibetan name, thangkas. For centuries, thangkas were painted using natural pigments made from vegetable and mineral sources. With the recent popularity of chemical pigments, the classical tradition is in danger, as there are only a handful of artists painting today who use the classical techniques. |