The Mark of Non-Creating at Shumei, Crestone, CO 9/15/09 - 10/30/09
We are delighted to announce the opening of Mr. Namgyel's new show at Shumei International's gallery, in Crestone, CO. This collection of works on canvas and paper, including many darker, subtly expressive works, demonstrate Mr. Namgyel's creative freedom and depth of expression. Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel, Mr. Namgyel's wife, first student and editor, will speak about his creative process on October 13, at 3pm, at Shumei.
Artist's Statement
“For me, painting is a means to express the truth one discovers through meditation. The essential practice of meditation is to allow the mind to express itself freely without fear or judgment. In each moment of awareness we encounter impressions of the outer world through our sense perceptions as well as our inner world of thoughts, feelings and emotions. When we are able to let this incredible array of experience be, without trying to reject what we fear or pull in what we are attracted to---when we relax into experience without trying to manipulate it in any way---we have a complete experience of mind, naked and unaltered. Painting, when it is free of such notions as beauty and ugliness or should and shouldn’t, can be used to express this complete experience of mind. When art evolves from this understanding it provides the possibility for those who see it to also experience the unfabricated nature of their own mind.”
Posted on 16 Sep 2009
Artist's Statement
“For me, painting is a means to express the truth one discovers through meditation. The essential practice of meditation is to allow the mind to express itself freely without fear or judgment. In each moment of awareness we encounter impressions of the outer world through our sense perceptions as well as our inner world of thoughts, feelings and emotions. When we are able to let this incredible array of experience be, without trying to reject what we fear or pull in what we are attracted to---when we relax into experience without trying to manipulate it in any way---we have a complete experience of mind, naked and unaltered. Painting, when it is free of such notions as beauty and ugliness or should and shouldn’t, can be used to express this complete experience of mind. When art evolves from this understanding it provides the possibility for those who see it to also experience the unfabricated nature of their own mind.”
Posted on 16 Sep 2009
Abstract and Concrete, June 18 - 21, 2009
**Preview the paintings and photographs at
http://www.mangalashribhuti.org/art/acphotos/index.html
Posted on 12 Jun 2009
Works by Rinpoche on Display in Downtown Denver, 5/20 - 7/25, 2008
Four of Rinpoche's largest paintings appear in "Artists of the San Luis Valley", a group show at the Republic Plaza, 370 17th St, Main Lobby Downstairs, in Denver, CO.
Posted on 20 Jun 2008
Posted on 20 Jun 2008
Integrating Art and Wisdom - Berkeley, CA, June 11, 2008
Berkeley Shambhala Center presents dharma related events in a street-level gallery known as "Streetspace", around the corner from the center. On June 11, a crowd poured out of the heigh-ceilinged space for an one night opening and sale of 24 original works and prints by Rinpoche. Afterward, Rinpoche gave a two-hour talk about the importance of the creative aspect of mind and its place in the varjayana view. Coming soon - the full audio file of the talk, images from the show and a downloadable price list.
Posted on 17 Jun 2008
Posted on 17 Jun 2008