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The Many Faces of Peace and Calm by Nepal's Sandhya Regmi

E-KANTIPUR
By Bivek Thapa
A collage of Buddha images
NEPAL---Sandhya Regmi’s exhibition of paintings, "Faces of Buddha," was inaugurated at the Nepal Art Council Babarmahal on August 17 . The exhibit at the Art Council features works that have been built on two themes: the reincarnation of Buddha, and the faces of Buddha. The exhibit is a colossal one in terms of the sheer number of paintings that are being displayed. Of the 38 canvases portraying various moods and facades of the Buddha, six are plays on the reincarnation of Buddha. In these ‘reincarnation paintings’ Regmi finds the good in all humanity. Regmi’s paintings also illustrate the strong bonds that exist between the Hindu and Buddhist religions. The exhibition ended August 25. [link]
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Ernest Disney-Britton said…
Have you ever seen an image of Jesus, Moses or Muhammad (not many of those images around for comparison) laughing or smiling? Does it seem reasonable that these three figures would never have laughed or smiled? What about Buddha? The image that strikes me most from the collage of works by Sandhya Regmi is the one of a laughing Buddha wearing eye glasses. Why don't we have images of the others looking happy too?
Mon Aug 26, 12:31:00 PM EDT
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