Date:
Thursday, January 25, 2007.
6:00 PM.<BR/>
Location: Cantor Arts Center Auditorium<BR/><BR/>
<p>Lecture: "Buddhist Art: From Antiquity to the 21st Century" with Kristina Youso, Independent Scholar. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Visions of Dharma: Thai Contemporary Art", and co-sponsored by the Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies, the Asian Religions & Cultures Initiative, and the Cantor Arts Center.</p>
<p>This presentation focuses on basic symbolism and subject matter in Buddhist art, emphasizing India and Southeast Asia and including works from the Cantor Arts Center collection. We will explore essential themes and visual symbols with a primary focus on the Theravada Buddhist tradition which predominates in Thailand. Life events of the historical Buddha, images of Buddhist figures of salvation, visual references to monasticism, animal and demonic themes, and narrative painting traditions will be illustrated, with associations made to the contemporary work of Thai artists Kamol Tassanachalee and Thawan Duchanee. Buddhist subject matter of special importance in Thailand will also be identified, including the Buddha's footprint, and particular types of meditating figural images.</p><BR/>
Thursday, January 25, 2007.
6:00 PM.<BR/>
Location: Cantor Arts Center Auditorium<BR/><BR/>
<p>Lecture: "Buddhist Art: From Antiquity to the 21st Century" with Kristina Youso, Independent Scholar. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Visions of Dharma: Thai Contemporary Art", and co-sponsored by the Stanford Center for Buddhist Studies, the Asian Religions & Cultures Initiative, and the Cantor Arts Center.</p>
<p>This presentation focuses on basic symbolism and subject matter in Buddhist art, emphasizing India and Southeast Asia and including works from the Cantor Arts Center collection. We will explore essential themes and visual symbols with a primary focus on the Theravada Buddhist tradition which predominates in Thailand. Life events of the historical Buddha, images of Buddhist figures of salvation, visual references to monasticism, animal and demonic themes, and narrative painting traditions will be illustrated, with associations made to the contemporary work of Thai artists Kamol Tassanachalee and Thawan Duchanee. Buddhist subject matter of special importance in Thailand will also be identified, including the Buddha's footprint, and particular types of meditating figural images.</p><BR/>