Born in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tsherin Sherpa (1968) currently works and resides between California, USA and Nepal. From the age of 12, he studied traditional Tibetan thangka painting with his father Master Urgen Dorje.
In 1998, Sherpa immigrated to California, where he taught traditional thangka painting at various Buddhist Centers until he began to explore his own style-reimagining tantric motifs, symbols, colors and gestures placed in resolutely contemporary compositions. Sherpa also borrows imagery from classical Tibetan Buddhist iconography to abstract, fragment and reconstruct the traditional image to investigate and explore his personal diasporic experiences and the dichotomy found where sacred and secular culture collide. By employing mass culture's ubiquitous noise, Tsherin imports these representations into a heightened dialogue where Buddhist icons and global affairs can renegotiate into a mirror-like transmutation.
Through the lens of the Himalayan Diaspora, my work simultaneously deals with the preservation and transformation of a scattered culture, by bridging the sacred and secular, the past history and contemporary.
As a nomadic people, over centuries, we've learned to harness the ability to adapt into many different environments. By observing this migration, my own experiences and cultural specificity are explored through depiction and re-appropriation of Tibetan traditional iconography.
As cultures intertwines with that of others, I'm curious how a unique essence can be maintained, celebrated, and shared while also integrating the benefits found within the surroundings of a new environment.
© 2024. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Tsherin Sherpa or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
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| Spirit, 2010 |
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| Golden Child I, 2012 |
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| Two Spirits, 2012 |
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| undefined Blue Protector, 2012 |
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| 54 Views, 2013 |
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| Expression, 2013 |
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| Golden Child II, 2013 |
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| Golden Child IV, 2013 |
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| Golden Child, 2013 |
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| Multiple Protector (Blue), 2013 |
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| Shambala, 2013 |
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| Lost Spirit, 2014 |
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| Muted Expression, 2015 |
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| Spirit (Nurosis), 2015 |
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| Undefined Dialog, 2015 |
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| UFO I, 2016 |
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| Undefined Luxation #2, 2016 |
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| Untitled, 2017 |
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| Melt, 2017 |
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| Seeds of Compassion, 2017 |
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| Aqua Aqua, 2018 |
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| Children of Heaven I, 2018 |
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| Children of Heaven II, 2018 |
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| Fly High, 2018 |
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| If You’re Happy and You Know It, 2018 |
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| Kathmandu Express, 2018 |
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| Madmandu Blues I, 2018 |
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| Madmandu Blues III, 2018 |
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| Remittance Economy, 2018 |
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| Undefined Hang in There, 2018 |
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| UPS, 2018 |
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| Undefined Untitled, 2019 |
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