The Buddhas of Bamiyan Nov 3, 2009
A tradition of Buddhist art in the heart of Afghanistan ... Graeco-Bactrian Buddhist art ... A frenetic convergence of artistic forms met in the Gandharan valley, forever influencing the evolution of Buddhist art. (Suite101.com)
Art review: 'Emerald Cities' at the Asian Oct 25, 2009
In much Buddhist art, the earth-touching mudra symbolizes the support that existence itself offers the mind that strives for awakening. The painting in question - which I see as a centerpiece of "Emerald Cities" - stages a more dramatic account. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Tasting the Original Hotpot of George Bush (Part I) Sep 13, 2009
My wish to visit a repository of ancient Buddhist art dating back to the 5th century was challenged, and just before my path drifted north into Mongolia, a comparable venture to view sculptures in a sandstone grotto northwest of Xi an had failed; now I doggedly inquired with a bus dispatcher and the local head of China International Travel Service to find a public bus route cancelled, with the tour departed hours earlier. I elected lunch, walking along a way crowded with popular restaurants,... (Medfield Press, MA)
Divine Revelation: Buddhist Sculpture at the V&A Aug 29, 2009
You could say the same thing for the wonderful richness of Buddhist art. See for more. (Time.com)
"Loulan Beauty" unearthed, but still sleeps eternal slumber May 16, 2009
The museum's five sections represent grassland culture of the western regions, dresses and adornments of ancient western regions, Buddhist art of Xinjiang, the ancient mummies of Xinjiang and ethnic customs. "Our museum is an epitome of Xinjiang history," Kasim smiled. (Xinhuanet, China)
Small but memorable, Korean exhibit at Met delivers Mar 25, 2009
And it is Buddhist art of the early Choson that gives the exhibition its flashes of color and spectacle. A large hanging scroll painting of the Healing Buddha, his skin gold, his robes purple, his throne wreathed by a tangle of celestial bodyguards, is especially magnetic. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
New book chronicles Rudyard Kipling's life in India Mar 17, 2009
The elder Kipling was curator of the Lahore Museum, developing a major collection of Buddhist art. It is outside the museum, where Kim -- the "little friend of all the world," as he will be known -- is seen kicking his heels astride the Zam-zamah, a cannon from the earlier Afghan wars. (Boston Globe)
Museum names new curator of Asian art Feb 10, 2009
A specialist in Buddhist art, Johnston spent the last several years organizing an exhibition titled The Dragon s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan ... He is also co-founder and contributing editor of Buddhist Art News, a daily updated Web site that focuses on developments in Buddhist art. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
