Draft:Phuntsho Wangdi

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Phuntsho Wangdi
Born1989 (age 34–35)
Takchu, Mongar, Bhutan
NationalityBhutanese
EducationDiploma
Alma materNational Institute of Zorig Chusum
OccupationArtist
StyleThangka, Bhutanese Art
Awards2023 Champion of International Artists Grand Prix Competition in Art Revolution Taipei
Websitegallery-takchu.studio.site

Phuntsho WangdiDzongkha: ཕུན་ཚོགས་དབང་འདུས།, born on 1989), also known as Phuntsho Takchu (Japanese: プンツォ・ワンディ, Chinese: PuEn 菩恩), is an artist, Bhutanese Thangka painter, and traditional craftsman. He is the first Bhutanese artist whose painting emerged as the winner in a global art contest[1].

He was born in Takchu village, Mongar District, Bhutan. "Takchu (Dzongkha:སྟག་ཆུ།)" means "Tiger Water", is used as his artist name and online gallery name[2].

He is a devout Buddhist, his artist name "菩恩'' [2] means "the blessings() from bodhisattva(菩薩)''' in Chinese.

With 11 years experience as a Thangka painter, he moved to Japan in 2018 and started working independently.

He creates high-quality artworks by incorporating Japanese traditional techniques and premium materials into the Bhutanese art he had cultivated. Besides, he completes the entire process from the beginning to completion by his hands, including the painting canvas and the display frame. The creative theme is a fusion of tradition and modernity[3].

Specially, he has an excellent reputation for his precise works using the piping technique (Dzongkha: chongbur སྐྱོང་བུར) [4]and the ultra-fine-point brush strokes[5] used in Bhutanese traditional art. Such his high quality artworks are contributing to spread the unique and special Bhutanese traditional art to the world and to its development[6].

Meanwhile, his works based on Buddhism teachings also serve to make people aware of the Buddhism spirit of peace. This shows that Buddhist art, which was once limited to temples and believers, has begun to be accepted as a symbol of peace in a modern society that values Diversity[7].

Career[2][8][edit]

Mastered Bhutanese traditional painting technique (2007-2017)

After completed the 6 years painting course at the National Institute of Zorig Chusum (Dzongkha: བཟོ་རིགས་བཅུ་གསུམ), the center of Bhutanese art education in Bhutan. he joined the working group of Lopen Tobgay, a master of Bhutanese Buddhist painting, and involved in national projects in Bhutan[9].

During this period, he thoroughly mastered Bhutanese traditional painting techniques deeply rooted in Bhutanese Buddhism.

The projects he involved in Bhutan:

- Projects under National Institute of Zorig Chusum:

- Projects under the master(Lopen Tobgay):

  • 2013-2017 Murals Project inside the Buddha Dordenma statue (Dzongkha: སྟོན་པ་རྡོར་གདན་མ), at Kuensel Phodrang (Dzongkha: ཀུན་གསལ་ཕོ་བྲང, or "Buddha Point"), Thimphu, Bhutan[10].
  • 2015-2016 Murals Project at new Wangdue Phodrang (Dzongkha: དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང) Dzong.
  • 2016 Murals Project at Ugyen Pema Woedling Zangtogpelri (Dzongkha: ཨོ་རྒྱན་པདྨ་འོད་གླིང་བཟང་མདོག་དཔལ་རི) at Bongdi, Paro.
  • 2017 Murals Project at Dratong Goenpa Monastery (Dzongkha: མདའ་སྟོང་དགོན་པ) at Shengana, Punakha.

Independent (2018~)

In 2018, he moved his base to Japan and established the "Bhutanese Traditional Art Studio"[11].

He incorporated Japanese traditional techniques and premium materials into the Bhutanese traditional art which he had cultivated, and started creating high-quality works. Actively seeking international exposure, he approaches the art galleries or exhibitions to showcase his creations beyond Japan[1]. In 2023, he was awarded "the Champion"[12] among 4,262 entries from 76 countries at the International Artists Grand Prix Competition of the "2023 Art Revolution Taipei"[1][13] . Through these endeavors, he is leading to demonstrating the artistry of Bhutanese art to the world[1][6].

Achievement[2][8][edit]

Exhibition

Magazine/Media

Awards/Collection

  • 2011 Awarded "Grand Prize" at the drawing competition at National Institute of Zorig Chusum[18].
  • 2019 Awarded "Gallery Award" [19]among 4,262 works from 81 countries at International Artists Grand Prize Competition of "2019 Art Revolution Taipei".[20]
  • 2021 Official collection of Ginza Kamokudou (Ginza 1-chome Okuno Building, Haiku Salon).
  • 2023 Awarded "the Champion" [12]among 4,262 works from 76 countries at International Artists Grand Prize Competition of "2023 Art Revolution Taipei".[13]

Project/Event

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Bhutanese artist wins one of Asia's top art contests". www.dailybhutan.com. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  2. ^ a b c d e "TAKCHU". TAKCHU. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  3. ^ "English". @bta-studio. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  4. ^ "Piping Paint / 滾邊漆唐卡". Gallery TAKCHU / 虎水画廊. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  5. ^ "TAKCHU". TAKCHU. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  6. ^ a b "2023台北新藝術博覽會閉幕 AI數位藝術收藏潮興 Z世代「只要喜歡就是藝術」". 黑秀網 HeyShow.com (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  7. ^ "2019 Art Revolution Taipei - Interview with the Artist 1". www.arts.org.tw. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  8. ^ a b "Phuntsho's Profile". @bta-studio. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  9. ^ "2013 Started work". @bta-studio. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  10. ^ "2013-2017 Buddha Point Project". @bta-studio. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  11. ^ 関健作 (2018-05-28). "ブータン伝統美術工房へ行ってきた". kensakuseki (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  12. ^ a b "Art Revolution Taipei - Winner". www.arts.org.tw. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  13. ^ a b "Art Revolution Taipei - Finalists". www.arts.org.tw. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  14. ^ 関健作 (2019-06-01). "ブータン伝統美術工房2人による「幸せのカタチ展」へ". kensakuseki (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  15. ^ "絵画展のご案内 | 日本ブータン友好協会". 日本ブータン友好協会 | Japan-Bhutan Friendship Association (in Japanese). 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  16. ^ メゾンドネコ. "作家詳細: プンツォ・ワンディ". Maison de neko: メゾンドネコ |東京京橋のアートギャラリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  17. ^ "月刊ギャラリー". 株式会社ギャラリーステーション (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  18. ^ "2011 Award". @bta-studio. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  19. ^ "2019 Art Revolution Taipei - Gallery Awards". www.arts.org.tw. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  20. ^ "2019 Art Revolution Taipei - Finalists". www.arts.org.tw. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  21. ^ 関健作 (2018-09-02). "トークイベント「プンツォとヨーコの夢見るブータン」を開催します". kensakuseki (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  22. ^ "2018 For Tokyo Roppongi Photo Exhibition". @bta-studio. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  23. ^ "KYOTOGRAPHIE 京都国際写真祭 SPECIAL EDITION TOKYOGRAPHIE オープニングプログラム". fujifilmsquare.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  24. ^ 鳥取県八頭町観光協会. "第11 回 やずブータン村まつり 2023". やずナビ | 豊かな自然とフルーツの里 鳥取県八頭町観光情報 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-03.

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