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B u d d h i s t T h a n g k a s
The thangka, or scroll painting, is a special art of
Tibetan Buddhism.
The material used for thangkas is linen cloth or cotton fabric.
The pictorial subjects of thangkas include portraits of Buddhas,
and
stories from the lives of saints and great masters.
A large thangka often takes large team of artists months, even
years, to make.
N i c o l a i D u d k a
Nicolai
Dudka works as a teacher of drawing and painting of thangkas in
the
State Academy of Art in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, the Buddhist capitol
of Russia.
He also continues to work in his studio.
Many of his thangkas are in Buddhist Temples in Buryatia
and in museums and private collections of many countries around
the world. |
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