Artist N.B Gurung

Born in 1976,in the western municipality of  Nepal called  Lekhnath ,NB Gurungis known for a passionate leading  watercolor artist among his contemporary artists In His 16 years in art career, he has earned unbelievable recognitionfor executing distinct watercolor style in Nepal.

So far he has 3 times solo watercolor shows,numerous group art exhibitions and participation in several art workshops in his credit. He has been selected two times juried member in International Watercolor Society’s art Contest in 2012 and 20014 and awarded some major prestigious prizes. His art has been hugely collected in homes and in abroad. Apart from creating work of arts, he has been involving  in different organizations for developing art genre in Nepal.Currently he is a Vice- president of “Transparent Watercolor Society,Nepal”, secretary member of “Nepal Lalaitkala  Munch” and general members of  Artist’s  Society of Nepal and Commercial Artists’ Association of Nepal.He hasbeen residing in Kathmandu as a full time watercolor artistfor the last 20 years.

Artist Sukanya Garg

The Kashi to Kathmandu Art Camp was a jubilant experience, providing a platform to harmonize cross-cultural artistic talents. Being my first art camp, it was a great learning opportunity. Meeting people from various artistic disciplines and different regions of not just Nepal, but also India, I felt inspired by the new cultural elements and stories of other participants as well as the communications I had with the local Nepalese people. Visits to sights like the Pashupatinath Temple and the Boudhanath stupa urged me to self-introspect and to re-think the cycle of birth, life and death. While the funeral ghats evoked a feeling of loss and ephemerality of all life, the Stupa instilled a sense of continuum and calm. My artwork AJNA depicts the third-eye chakra, also called the Ajna, through the union of the two spirals, one composed of eye-like forms as seen on Buddhist monasteries in Nepal and the other composed of “Moli” or the holy thread in Hinduism. Metaphorically, while the work shows a journey inwards towards self-awareness and the awakening of the universal consciousness within us, the symbolism of the eyes and the thread, at the same time, hints at the confluence between Nepal and India. The work is a journey from Kashi to Kathmandu and thereon to the higher realms of consciousness. Subsequently, the Lumbini World Peace Forum Art Camp was a unique endeavour. It was an honor to have the opportunity to paint with fellow artists from India, Nepal and France, against the meditative backdrop of the Boudhanath Stupa surrounded by local people and tourists from across the world admiring our work. It was a memorable day and the pouring rain only further induced spontaneity in our artwork, re-vitalizing our artistic energies, resulting in a beautifully artistic and humbling experience.