Mostra a Roma: "Mandala - form Ancient Tibet to Today"

Gianpistone, Mandala, oil on canvas, 2m X 2m

Inauguration: 

Tuesday, November 17th, 17.00 - 20.00

5 International artists, Guest Speaker Dr. Polichetti from the Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale a Roma 

Tibetan buffet and wine

Exhibition date: 

November 18th - 25th, by appointment

An evening with Amnesty InternationalNovember 20th, 18.00 - 19.30

18:00 - Group 221 Amnesty International: Welcome and introduction

18:15 - "Tibet, the current situation" Testimony from the Ven.Ghesce Thueten  Dargye, Spiritual guide of the Buddhist Institute Samantabhadra of Rome

18:35 - "The Tibetan community in India" Testimony from Stefano Dallari, President of the Casa del Tibet 

18:50 - "Tibetans, Refugees and Our History" Testimony from Dechen Dolkar, Representative of the Tibetan Women in Italy 

19:05 - "Amnesty International and Human Rights in Tibet", Paolo Ferrari - Group 221

Mandala Course: 

How to create a Tibetan Mandala

Teacher: Dam Chhoi Lama 

Nov. 21 and 22nd, 14.00 - 18.00

Registration required - call 06 3227019 

St. Stephen's Cultural Center Foundation

Via Aventina, 7

00153 Roma, Italy

www.culturalcenter.ststephens-rome.com

Office +39 06 5750605 ext. 146

In collaboration with 

ARTROM Gallery - 06 3227019

www.artromgallery.com

Thanks to our Sponsor:

Vicolo del Cedro 32      06 4554448

An extraordinary exhibition of mandala artwork opens at St. Stephen's Cultural Center in collaboration with ARTROM Gallery on November 17th from 17.00 to 20.00. The evening will offer visitors an opportunity to take a journey from the birth of the symbol and its sacred connotations in Tibet, to the most contemporary manifestations of today, expressed through the animation of its digitalized form. 

The symbol of mandala, in its contemporary and enlarged context, can be found in art, religion, architecture, pyscology, nature, philosophy, etc. The Sanskrit word Mandala, loosely defined, means circle or circumference. In its most original form it manifested in the three dimensional architectural structures of ancient Asian temples. In its visual form, as an archetypal symbol, Carl Jung applied it in the healing of patients, while Tibetan rituals use it as an object of meditation. Nature supplies an abundant series of examples in ordinary forms such as snowflakes, flowers, cycles of the seasons, etc. The mandala describes and stabilizes a subtle but intense connection between man and the universe. Mandala is found worldwide and belongs to no one culture, it just is.

The exhibition "Mandala, from Ancient Tibet to Today" includes five international artists, each working in a different medium and from a personalized perspective; Maestro Gianpistone, with a life-time of study and research of this symbol, along with direct experience of the cultures where it is present, opens the show with his work "Mandala", a 2m X 2m oil on canvas. Dam Chhoi Lama with his traditional works of gold and pigments on silk and paper highlights the sacred aspect of this symbol, David Genovesi transports the symbol to a more three dimensional manifestation, moving us closer to the origin of mandala, with the six foot wooden sculpture "Autumn"from his Seasons Series. Chris Flisher, working in ink and watercolor on paper takes his inspiration from an astrological context and creates works in which one feels the deep humanity of the symbol and Digital Dave expresses the element of constant transformation and its visual manifestation in highly developed digitalized animations with a soundtrack that provokes a reflective state of mind.

Honored guest speaker, Dr Polichetti from the Museo Nazionale d'Arte Orientale, will speak of the origin of the symbol and its cultural context, giving the viewer a clearer starting point for understanding the symbol's evolution.

Tibetan buffet and wine.