Asian Studies Program, Interdisciplinary Study of Religions Program, and Studio Arts Program Present
Religion Colloquium
Monday, November 17, 2014
Hegeman 106
"In Search of Mandalas: An Artist's Journey Through the Indian Himalayas"
Eva Lee (Bard class of 1987)"Mandalas in the Himalayas"
MFA, Hunter College, 2000
Visual artist and filmmaker
Current Fulbright project on Indo-Tibetan Mandalas
In this talk, artist and experimental filmmaker Eva Lee will share experiences from her 2013-14 Fulbright research on 10th-12th c. Buddhist mandalas in ancient Tibetan monasteries of Spiti, Lahaul, and Ladakh. Her presentation will include examples of these Indo-Tibetan mandalas, as well as contemporary Tibetan ones, with discussion on their aesthetic structure and sacred purpose. Also shown will be exclusive video of the astonishing interior of Tabo Monastery's main temple, the famed Tsug Lhakhang . The artist will screen her latest experimental work--a five minute long abstract short--to show how her research and experience with Buddhist philosophy inspires her animations.
For more information, call 845-758-7364, or e-mail [email protected].
Location: Hegeman 106