Events
Materials & Motifs: Harnessing Spiritual Wealth through Tibetan, Mongolian and Nepalese Jewelry
10 Apr 2017
3:45pm-5:15pm
G24, Arts and Humanities Hub, G/F, Fung King Hey Building
Dr. Katherine Anne Paul, Curator of the Arts of Asia, Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey USA
Specializing in Himalayan art, since her appointment at the Newark Museum in 2008 Dr. Paul has curated nine special exhibitions including “Tiaras to Toe Rings, Asian Ornaments” and reinstalled twenty permanent galleries featuring contemporary and traditional art originating in Asia. She lectures widely and holds a B.A. from Reed College and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A Fulbright scholar, Dr. Paul lived in Nepal and has performed field research in 19 Asian nations during the past 20 years.
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In Tibetan-Buddhist and Hindu contexts precious metals, stones and the jewelry fashioned from them are inherently pious offerings. These artworks materially and spiritually benefit all who wear and view them. Jewelry may activate higher levels of spirituality—evident in the iconography of peaceful and fierce divine figures. This lecture will illuminate many facets of how Tibetan, Mongolian and Nepalese artists harness material wealth into spiritual riches worn as ornaments not only for divinities but also for people.
Language: English
