Tibet

Much of Tibetan art is oriented towards Buddha, gods, and merit. It is traditionally produced by monks in monasteries. Most artists were anonymous, although some names have survived in texts and murals. Much of the art was either destroyed by communists, or taken out of the country and sold in art shops and auctions.

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Gonkar Gyatso

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Gyatso, My Identity Series

Source: http://www.oneart.org/galleries/gonkar-gyatso-my-identity

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Works by Gonkar Gyatso

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Gonkar Gyatso

Contemporary Tibetan Artist

Artists Website: http://gonkargyatso.com

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10 Contemporary Tibetan Artists To Know

We profile ten must-know contemporary artists from Tibet, who place contemporary cultural issues in the spotlight.

Contemporary Tibetan artists

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Artist: Choying Dorje & Atelier Works of Art (All Paintings) (25 images) - HimalayanArt.org

View more works of art by Choying Dorje

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Treasury of Lives: The Tenth Karmapa, Choying Dorje

Biography and autobiography in Tibet are important sources for both education and inspiration. Tibetans have kept such meticulous records of their teachers that thousands of names are known and discussed in a wide range of biographical material. All these names, all these lives—it can be a little overwhelming. The authors involved in the Treasury of …

Reading on the life of Choying Dorje

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Choying Dorje, Avalokiteshvara

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Scene from the Buddha’s life story

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Choying Dorje, self portrait - mineral pigment on silk

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Choying Dorje, Marici - mineral pigment on silk

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Chöying Dorje self portrait 

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Chöying Dorje (1604–1674 

10th Karmapa, or head of Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.

Dorje was a talented painter and sculptor already at a young age. Many of the statues made by the Tenth Karmapa – regardless whether cast in metal or carved in ivory, wood, or conch shell, etc. – are stylistically very close to brass statues from Kashmir and Swat. This is because the artist was heavily influenced by Indian statues from Kashmir.

While being inspired by Indian art, he created his own work of art – albeit using ancient stylistic elements. His activities as a painter were evidently influenced by the Chinese tradition, which also explains why Chöying Dorje painted many works on silk. Chinese influence in the works of Chöying Dorje has its origin in arhat paintings that he had seen in Tibet and copied several times.

(When the Mongolians attacked Tibet, Dorje fled the country to China, where he was exposed to some of these styles. He spent roughly 30 years in exile.)

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Thangka Master-- Niangben

Thangka Master Niangben gives Buddha a colorful new life with the spirit of the craftsman. Thangka is the traditional Tibetan art of scroll painting, usually...

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Rahula, tibetan art

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Chakrasamvara and his Consort, Tibet, Qing Dynasty