ORIGINAL Painting by Karma Phuntsok

Original painting by world renowned Tibetan artist based in Australia, Karma Phuntsok.

Karma was born in 1952 in Lhasa, Tibet, and fled with his family after the uprising against the Chinese in 1959, escaping into India as refugees. In 1973, Karma studied Thanka Painting with a master of traditional Tibetan Thanka painting in Nepal.  Since then he has been making paintings based on Tibetan Buddhist deities. In 1981, Karma migrated to Australia and now live in the “bush” north of Kyogle with his wife. 

Title: Mandala Rising
Artist: Karma Phuntsok
Medium: Acrylics on canvas
Size: 90 x 60 cm
Date: 2005

“The art of Karma Phuntsok is a unique and dynamic expression of contemporary Buddhist Art. Though formally trained as a traditional Thanka painter, Karma applies different techniques and materials in his work, often creating futuristic expressions of the time-honoured craft.

The startling beauty and richness which graces his work is influenced by his diverse life experiences: from a childhood in Tibet under Chinese oppression to life as a refugee in India; his love life in the Australian Bush, and the veneration with which he holds His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Internationally acclaimed, Karma’s work is scattered throughout the world, in private collections and galleries, and in Australia at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Queensland Art Gallery.” (by David Templeman)

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