Prayer Wheel


Item Number: 307

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $500

Online Close: Feb 11, 2016 9:00 PM EST

Bid History: 3 bids - Item Sold!



Description


 


Gurmi Lama

Prayer Wheel

Wood, metal, pvc pipe and acrylic paint


2016


 


Measurement: 
13" x 6



 


This auction presents original works donated in full by featured artists. Estimated values are based on comparable sales histories. 


 


Notes: Prayer Wheel contains The four colors, found in prayer flags from the Himalayas, representing the four elements of the universe: blue symbolizes sky or space, white air or wind, red fire, green water, and yellow the earth. 



The Tibetan word on the wheel (zhi-bde) 
is the Tibetan/Sherpa word for Peace. 


The wheel is traditionally spun clockwise. 


  



Artist Bio: Gurmi Lama grew up with his grandmother Dhaku in Solukhumbu, the Mt. Everest region of Nepal. In his teens he received training in thanka painting from his father and continued to develop as a primarily self-taught artist. For two years, he had the opportunity to study contemporary art with Manuj Babu Mishra, one of the finest painters in Nepal. Gurmi graduated from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, and also studied in England. In Nepal, he taught thanka painting to many local students as well as those from other countries, both as apprentices and in shorter courses. Gurmi worked for HIMLIT (Himalayan Literacy) as an artist from 1993-1995 in Kathmandu. He also worked for the Naropa University Study Abroad Program in Nepal for nine years as a thanka painting instructor. Eventually he developed a new technique of combining traditional methods and contemporary subjects to create a fusion art form. His art works are in private collections in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. Recent commissions include color illustrations for The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (in Tibetan). Over the past 8 years in the US Gurmi has become well established as a skilled stonemason, and has an impressive portfolio of original projects designed in partnership with his relative, Lhakpa Lama, working in interlocked and dry-laid techniques. Gurmi has learned a lot from the stone itself and also from Lhakpa's patience! In recent years, especially in the winter when outdoor activity is slow, he has been assisting a glass artist in manufacturing handmade stained and dichroic glass functional items.

 


Artist Website: 
http://lamastonework.com

Special Instructions

Winner will be notified by February 26. 


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Donated by

Gurmi Lama