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Korean Illuminated Sutra Transcription Talk & Demonstration

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Master artist Kim Kyeong-Ho is a pioneer and transmitter of the art of Sagyeong, Korean Sutra Copying. He was appointed by the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor as the sole Traditional Sutra Copying Skills Transmitter, and is both an accomplished artist and teacher of this unique art that had not been practiced for 600 years since the Joseon Dynasty. During the lecture, Master Kim will speak about the process and ingredients used in his sutra transcription as well as his philosophy and approach to this thousand years old art form. He will also demonstrate a transcription with gold powder for 5 minutes.

Free admission for members & non-members with RSVP 

 

Korean Illuminated Sutra Transcription Talk & Demonstration
with
Kim Kyeong-Ho

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 | 12 PM


The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

For more information contact, Jay Oh, Arts & Culture Director.

 


About the Speaker

Master Kim Kyeong-Ho serves as the President Emeritus of the Korea Sutra Copying Research Association and Director of the Korean Institute of Traditional Sutra Copying. Recently, he has devoted himself to the work of expansion, artistic exploration and creation of modern Sutra copying by incorporating various elements from the Bible, the Quran, mandalas, and tantras from the Indian and Tibetan traditions. Master Kim has had 20 solo and group exhibitions including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, U.S.) in 2010, Flushing Town Hall (New York, U.S.) in 2012, Korean Cultural Center (Los Angeles, U.S.) in 2014, and Tibet House US (New York, U.S.) in 2019. Master Kim is the author of 20 books (3 co-authorship).