Golden deities
This week Siddhartha Art Gallery brings to us the rare opportunity to view the works of two celebrated Tibetan thangka artists, Tenzing...
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Crafting a heritage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI1CkRG7MxU“Had I not become a woodcarver, I don’t know what I would be doing today,” says Indra Prasad Shilpakar. “I have never...
Coming out of the woodwork
Heinrich Meyer came to Nepal in 1975 to work on the German government-supported Bhaktapur Development Project to restore the old town and...
In with the old, in with the new
Bhaktapur’s traditional woodcarver experiments with traditional forms to create a modern aesthetic
Deconstructing reconstruction
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015 caused a tragic loss of life, and damage to homes. But it had some positive side-effects that have...
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