A Lull in the Gallery of Light

“…Lok Chitrakar see himself playing out a modest role in the revival of the Paubha style.  He says, ‘change is brought about by a ceaseless and spreading ocean of causation.  The individual as a causal link has a role to play but to think that he alone can turn the tide, requires a healthy does of egotism.’  This sense of karmic philosophy interwoven with individual dharma is part of Nepal’s cultural fabric.  It speaks of a Nepali sensibility that has often been misunderstood for fatalism and resignation.  Chitrakar holds no illusions as to why he paints…”

Singh, Pranab Man, 2012.  “A Lull in the Gallery of Light,” Spaces, Sept. pp. 52-54.