paubha painting, sculpture and metal

craftsmanship are world-renowned for their

provide illustrations of Newar works outside the
Kathmandu Valley.[6] [7]
are specimens of Newar
artistry.[8] The Peacock

Building elements like the carved Newar

window, roof struts on temples and the
tympanum of temples and shrine houses exhibit
traditional creativity. From as early as the
seventh century, visitors have noted the skill of
into Bhutan and they were commissioned to
paint murals on the walls of monasteries there.
[10][11]
Sandpainting of mandala made during
festivals and death rituals is another specialty of
Newar art.
Nepali art is as old as Nepali culture despite
the fact that we can only find the sculptures
of fourth century A.D., the point of time in
houses of Kathmandu valley despite the fact
that the earliest Nepali painting ever found is
the Prajnaparamita manuscript illumination.
Our culture is as old as our civilization, and
our art is a constituent part of our culture.
Our cultural rituals and festivals integrate a
number of arts as sculpture, music, painting,
performance and installation. At the then
time, art was not for art’s sake but for life. Art
had spiritual as well as pragmatic value. We
can find this trend, for instance, in Mithila art
even today.

performance and installation. At the then

time, art was not for art’s sake but for life. Art
had sp Newar art is basically religious art.
Newar have learned the past and absorbed
the contemporary, now they are attempting to
unlearn the rules and formulae what they had
learned, and hearing their own inner voice,
creating their own codes and putting their own
signature in subconscious manner. Listening
to oneself and expressing in one’s own visual
language is perhaps one of the best ways of
creating art.devotional paubha painting,
sculpture and metal craftsmanship are world-
renowned for their exquisite beauty.[4] iritual as
well as pragmatic value. We