PEMA RINZIN: FUNDAMENTALS OF TIBETAN ART
Event Details
- Who
- Pema Rinzin / Kevin Gillespie
- What
- Art Instruction
- Where
- Tibet House US Gallery
- When
- Friday, February 11, 2011 At 06:00 PM
- How
- Please call 212.807.0563 M-F to register
- Details
- Intended for all levels
About the Event
*Note: Kevin Gillespie, Pema Rinzin's assistant will teach this class.
“Fundamentals of Tibetan Art”, a nine week course, will introduce students to Tibetan art and foster an understanding and appreciation of the Tibetan artistic tradition through a series of hands on drawing assignments. You will also learn about the history of Tibetan painting as well as the traditional techniques and natural materials used to create the masterworks of Tibetan thangka through lectures and discussion.
Individual Sessions:
$20 General/ $18 Members
Time: 6 - 9 pm
January 5, 14, 21 & 26
February 11, 18 & 25
March 9, 16, 23 & 30
April 6, 13 & 22
May 6, 11, 18 & 26
June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
List of Required Student Materials:
Sketch Pad (Canson, Classic Cream, 90lb, 14” X 17” Drawing Pad)
One Packet of Mechanical Pencils. (Any brand, 0.5 mm size)
Eraser (prefer “gum” type)
Ruler (minimum 18 inches or 45 mm)
Advanced students will need to purchase a brush, sumi ink and stone at a later date to be announced during the course.
About the Artist:
Pema Rinzin was born in Tibet in 1966 and grew up in Dharamsala, India, where he studied with Kalsang Oshoe, Khepa Gonpo, Rigdzin Paljor and other master artists from 1979 to 1983. Rinzin subsequently taught Renaissance, Impressionist, and Abstract Expressionist art, as well as cartoon drawing for eight years at the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Dharamsala. From 1995-2004 he worked at the Shoko-ji Cultural Research Institute in Nagano, Japan. From 2002 to 2005, he divided his time between Japan and Würzburg, Germany, where he was an artist-in-residence at the Brush & Color Studio. From November 2005 to October 2008, Rinzin was an artist-in-residence at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York. His paintings have been exhibited internationally and are held in public and private collections worldwide, most notably at the Shoko-ji Cultural Research Institute in Nagano, Japan, and the Rubin Museum of Art. Rinzin lives and works in New York and is the founder of New York Tibetan Art Studio.
Kevin Gillespie: Kevin graduated from Parktown College, South Africa In 1995, receiving a diploma in fine arts with majors in drawing, painting, and photography. He was awarded the Achievement in Painting Award.
Kevin has worked Professionally as an artist with solo and group shows in both South Africa and the USA. Kevin continues to work in the entertainment industry,in both film and print as a scenic designer. He has studied Tibetan Art with Pema Rinzin since 2007.
About the Presenter
See above.
