[Socrates] Reminder: Please Join Us for 2/15 Exhibition Opening

Amanda E Nocera Amanda.Nocera at qc.cuny.edu
Tue Feb 13 12:15:16 EST 2018


Please join the Queens College Art Center for the opening reception of Art of Enlightenment: Tibetan Thangka Paintings by Gyaltsen Jampa, on view from January 29 - March 30, 2018.


When: Thursday, February 15; 5:30 - 7:30pm

Where: Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, Level 6



Art of Enlightenment celebrates the centuries-old Buddhist tradition of thangka painting with the work of contemporary Tibetan artist, Gyaltsen Jampa.  As sacred objects and themselves the products of a highly-skilled and spiritual practice,thangka scrolls depict a deity, scene, or mandala, a representation of the cosmos, from Tibetan Buddhism. Their vividly-detailed surfaces not only function as visual tools, teaching about a deity, influential figure, historical event, or central Buddhist concept, but also serve as devotional images incorporated into ceremony, ritual, or prayer. The thangka's highest purpose, however, is as a vehicle of transcendence-a meditative tool to aid in a practitioner's journey toward spiritual Enlightenment.  Curated by Charles Daniels.?


Please contact Amanda Nocera (amanda.nocera at qc.cuny.edu) for more information or to schedule a class visit.


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