ATTEND ONE LECTURE

Pema Rinzin
Artist in Residence/Workshop
November 6-8, 2007

Workshop Topics & Times:

Tues. Nov. 6 Intro. to Tibetan Painting 3-4pm
Wed. Nov. 7 Color from Mineral Pigments 11-12pm & 3- 4pm
Thurs. Nov. 8 Tibetan Painting Traditions 11-12pm


Boston, MA. ---The Brant Gallery at Massachusetts College of Art is pleased to host Pema Rinzin, a master Tibetan tangka painter, as our Artist- in- Residence. Rinzin studied Tibetan tangka painting from 1979 to 1983 in Dharamsala, India. He also taught painting at the Tibetan Children’s Village school in Dharamsala from 1984 to 1992. From 1995 to 2004, he was an artist-in-residence at the Shoko Temple and Institute in Japan, where he completed eight major Buddhist tangkas for Yuko Miyasaka, the abbot of the Shingon Temple in Nagano, Japan. After completing his residency, he traveled to Bamberg, Germany, where he had his first European exhibition at the City Gallery.

Pema’s most recent project is a large mural installation of the Four Great Guardian Kings at the Rubin Museum of art in New York city in conjunction with the exhibition entitled Take to the Sky: Flying Mystics in Himalayan Art..

“It is my hope that by witnessing the process by which Tibetan tangkas are made, viewers will gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of the art of the Himalayas, both from a historical perspective and as it is practiced as a living tradition.”

PHASE II PROJECTS:

“Know the world is a mirror from head to foot…..” Bill Viola

Objective: The Purpose of this project is to explore a non-western or non-traditional topic

Method for Investigation:

1.Questions: 10 Questions about the topic

2.Research: Where did you find some answers? (3 sourcces)
(List Sources books, periodicals, internet sources)
3.Problem Solving: How do I Respond to my Topic?
Materials, Methods, Approaches

4. Artist Talk or Exhibit (min. 2 paragraphs with pictures)

DUE: October 16-Topic Research- Post on Blog

Weekly Requirements:

-Writing: Notebook 3 pages/ 3x week

-Blog Update: 1x week, 2 paragraphs (minimum)
Post response to work, research, questions, and progress
Post images relating to progress (photos, drawings, research))

-“MAKE” something related to your topic. Draw, Photograph, Watch, Write, use Materials you are unfamiliar with, Question. Draw, Photograph, Watch.

PHASE II SCHEDULE:

October 16 Open Studio/Small Groups-Topic Research Due

October 23 No Class Registration

October 30 Open Studio/Process Critiques

November 6 Phase II Projects Due