|
A collection of 10 paintings recently completed for an exhibition at the Jannotta Gallery at Smith College, Northampton, MA.
The exhibition will be on display from
October 3 -19, 2008.
|
A series of 10 large and intricate paintings, depict the male and female counterparts of five celestial beings known in Tibetan Buddhism as guides to spiritual transformation.
In 2003 Bredin-Price exhibited her "Twenty-One Taras," a collection of paintings that accompany the verses of a traditional Tibetan Buddhist prayer of the same name. The show opened at Smith College before moving to Tibet House in New York City during the spring of that year.
This most recent project was a tad more rugged. Three years ago, she set out to portray and meditate on The Dhyani Buddhas, who represent the "five wisdoms" or antidotes to the "five poisons" or obstacles to spiritual progress. But it turns out that before you can apply an antidote, you need to experience the "poison." So as she tackled each painting, the associated poison reared its head in her life.
Excerpted from an article published in the Amherst Bulletin...
All portraits measure 43" x 63"
Gouache on paper with collage elements.
|
