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| Tsherin Sherpa, "Spirits (Metamorphosis)," 2019. Acrylic on canvas, 49 1/2 inches by 83 1/2 inches. Image courtesy of Tsherin Sherpa |
Originally scheduled to open March 11, the
IUPUI Herron School of Art and Design postponed the opening of "Metamorphosis: Recent Painting and Sculpture by Tsherin Sherpa," the first of a new annual exhibition series dedicated to contemporary international art and artists.
Tsherin Sherpa, a Nepalese artist of Tibetan descent, has studied traditional thangka painting since the age of 12. Today, his work merges Western popular culture and classical Buddhist iconography to investigate the dichotomy found where sacred and secular traditions and worlds collide. [
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