What I learned:
From the VMFA curator of Southeast Asian Art, John Henry Rice, I learned about Tsherin Sherpa's work and growth through his art.
Tsherin's work deals with traditional and contemporary art coming together to create new, innovative, and exciting pieces. Tsherin was a traditional painter due to his father and his work. His father taught him how to paint and he spent much of his childhood learning. His traditional style dealt with deities, religion, historical figures, and particularly his scroll paointing detailed religion, remembrance, meditation, and education. When he worked for the Ancient Art Museum and then again for commercial purposes (Jamba juice), he began to see a new, brighter path from his skills in painting. Tsherin is very technically precise and his exhibit at the VMFA is of spirits and what they would have looked like if dispersed around the globe, which also has to do with Tsherin's own people being dispersed and taken advantage of. His work goes from traditional to contemporary in the exhibit, and through his painting, more identity, power, and meaning can be seen in the works and their depictions. Overall, I learned about the importance of technicality and knowing the past to succeed in the future.
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