Buddhas of the Celestial Gallery (Celestial Gallery, 3)

ISBN: 1608871703

Author: Shrestha, Romio

Condition: New

The third edition in the Celestial Gallery series, Buddhas of the Celestial Gallery collects Romio Shrestha's rarest and previously unpublished tangkas, surveying the many incarnations of the Buddha.In the tradition of Celestial Gallery and Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery, Romio Shresthas latest art book gathers striking Tibetan-style mandala paintings featuring the Buddha. These hauntingly powerful paintings depict the life of the deity in eloquent detail and render postmodern interpretations of an age-old Tibetan artistic tradition in which images are painstakingly created using malachite, lapis, and marigolds, and painted at times with three hairs of a cats tail. These exquisite portrayals of the celestial spheres, known as mandalas, invite viewers to meditate on the Buddhas message of love, completion, and connectedness. Also available in a lavishly illustrated oversize edition.