July 17 – June 30 Museum of Nepali Art, KGH, Thamel Fusion of Cultural Intangibilities The architecture of the chariot in which the image of Karunamaya is paraded around town is quite extraordinary. It is the epitome of divinity and stability. The chariot is created in such a way that it is steadfast, despite the […]

I remember I was taught Nepali alphabets with unique forms or concepts associated with the particular alphabet. The first alphabet क was taught as ‘Kapuri ka’ — I still don’t know what actually that ‘Kapuri’ means. However, I immediately knew the concept ‘Ramro’ (beautiful) when I was taught the 25th alphabet म as ‘Ramro ma’. I find म itself beautiful — […]

In this series of paintings, I am trying to sketch dignities moving beyond bounds and borders. To give wings to the temples I have used motifs of birds. And moving a bit further the rigidity of using monochromatic color in my paintings, I have used the shades of orange to signify the life in long-ignored […]

“Sushila has chosen to make her debut appearance with the entire series rendered in pen and ink drawings depicting mainly architectural contents as the central element …

“Maa”, “Mother” “Maa” is a woman, a mother, earth; beauty! Similar to a woman, clay is soft. Mix an appropriate amount of heat, clay converts in its’ stronger form, a brick. Numerous hurdles lay all over her lives, their weights on her are inevitable, but they make her stronger. Like the bricks that build a […]

Visitors, event the critics, are deceived in the first sight taking these art as mere sketches. These are the insights expressed in mere lines but in the form of historical images – jatra, mandir, toran, rakshak or any details crafted on walls, doors, gates and surrounding of architectural heritages. “The historical images are both forms […]