Karma Phuntsok 'Invocations Of Buddha' Print Available

Artist: Karma Phuntsok
Title: Invocations Of Buddha
Medium: Multi Color Screen Print
Size: 18 x 24 Inches
Edition: UNSURE
Price: $65

 

Karma Phuntsok is a Tibetan painter whose life and art form a bridge between ancient Buddhist tradition and contemporary global expression. Born in Lhasa in 1952, he fled the Chinese invasion as a child, crossing the Himalayas to reach refugee schools in India where monks first taught him thangka painting, the meticulous scroll art used for meditation and teaching. Years of copying iconometric grids gave him flawless brush control, yet his restless curiosity pushed him toward new colours, perspectives and subjects.

Working now from a bright studio near Dharamshala, he layers mineral pigments and 24 carat gold over hand woven cotton, building luminous surfaces that glow like sunrise over the plateau. Traditional deities sit beside astronauts, motorbikes and city skylines, symbols that speak to exile, modern identity and the resilience of culture in diaspora. Lotus blossoms float above subway cars, suggesting that compassion can travel any route.

Collectors worldwide prize his pieces for their technical mastery and emotional clarity. Proceeds support refugee education, allowing young Tibetans to study art and language. Workshops in Europe and North America invite students to grind malachite, mix egg tempera and feel the calm focus required to outline a single lotus petal.

Through every stroke Karma insists that heritage is not a museum piece but a living conversation, one that welcomes new voices while honouring ancient lineages. His canvases remind viewers that beauty born from displacement can still point toward home, painted in gold, sky blue and the steady pulse of hope.