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Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial 2012
From April 1st to May 1st The Sharjah Calligraphy Museum in the United Arab Emirates hold its biennial exhibition of not only Islamic calligraphy, but for the second term running has invited...
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Creating a golden world
The word gser in the Petsug script meaning 'gold'.The Creation process of the calligraphy art piece called "Primordial Purity, Golden World"First calligraphy in black ink that is set out with ample...
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Illuminated Manuscripts exhibition
From the 6th April -September 3rd 2012, The Rubin Museum of Art in New York City presents the exhibition 'Illuminated': The art of sacred manuscripts explores the aesthetic and technological approaches...
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Printing black པར་ནག།
"Homage to Mahakala" now available as prints."homage to Mahakala" Ⓒ Tashi Mannox 2012The Image of Mahakalathe great black one, with his all seeing bulging eyes of the past, present and future, snarling...
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Woodblock Politics.
Annie Bissett is a talented American artist who creates contemporary woodblock prints by the traditional Japanese method called moku hanga or ukiyo-e. The above print called "Train to Lhasa" 33x33 cm,...
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Drawing Dragons
Good Wishes for the year of the Male Water Dragon 2012......"According to the astrological qualities of the Males Water Dragon, this year is set to be a strong dynamic year of activity, though special...
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Iconographies of Dharma
Photograph by Rebecca Von Ommen. America based 'Integral Life.com' Launches a new gallery called 'integral calligraphy', featuring a select 25 pieces of Tashi Mannox's works spanning the past decade....
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Punctuation treasures
“Terma Motif “ 'The indivisible unity of means and wisdom'Chinese ink and mineral paint on Bhutanese tsasho bark fiber paper, soaked in vermilion orange Japanese ink. 35x52cm. ⓒ Tashi Mannox 2012.The...
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Pronouncing the Tibetan alphabet
Watch and listen to the pronunciation the Tibetan alphabet, illustrated in the Tsugring script style.
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Taking Refuge
For Buddhists and especially Tibetan Buddhists, the three fold refuge ‘Buddha, Dharma and Sangha’ is known as ‘The Three Precious Jewels” དཀོན་མཆོག་གསུམ། This is typically illustrated as above and at...
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Homage manuscript
This delightful manuscript is a multi scriptural and colourful display which pays homage to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama bsten 'dzin rgya mtsho བསྟེན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ། Perhaps dating from the midd 20th...
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Giant Calligraphy Exchange
Uniting different cultures and art at the invitation of the government of Sharjah, UAE. Under 'The Eye of the Emirates' at Al Oasha, as part of the many Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial events, a workshop...
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Calligraphy in the Arab Emirates
A short account of Tashi's visit to the Art & Cultural Emirates Sharjah.A red carpet warm welcome to the Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial 2012Every two years the government of Sharjah holds a...
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Illuminated Insights
During the world famous Hay Festival of literature and the arts situated below the majestic Black mountain's of the Brecon Beacon National Park. In celebration of the opening of the Richard Booth’s...
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Foul Mud, Pure Lotus.
This triptych depicts a lotus flower in stages of bud to bloom to seedpod, representing the passing of time ‘past, present and future’.In Eastern iconography, the lotus flower is symbolic of purity and...
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Great lengths.....
The great Mahasiddha Śāntideva. In June this year 2012, Tashi was contacted by a Tibetan man called Yeshi who lives in the Eastern Tibetan/Chinese Provence of Yunnan. So eager was Yeshi to commission...
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Tallinn Calligraphy exhibition
From 9th to near the end of October, the Society of Himalayan Culture in Tallinn presented the "Himalayan Film and Cultural Days 2012". This featured a joint exhibition in the Kullo Gallery at the...
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4th International Exhibition of Calligraphy - Moscow
Once again the Russian Federation hosts the worlds foremost exhibition of contemporary calligraphy in Moscow. This 2012 biannual event runs between 1st November until the 15th December. A diverse and...
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E.K. interviews Tashi Mannox
EMPTY KINGDOM MEDIAinterviews Tashi Mannox❝This summer, a friend visiting my home and studio brought with her a young Tibetan man who is currently studying architechture in London. He was obviously...
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Reflective qualities.
A new rendition of "The Heart of Emptiness" Tashi Mannox November 2012. The Heart Sutra and its mantra, nick named the Gaté mantra, is a continued inspiration for a number of Tashi's art pieces over...
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