Listen as #ReimagineRubin artist Manish Lal Shrestha (@manishlalshrestha) shares his perspectives on art as a ritual practice. Dipamkara Buddha, an early bodhisattva, symbolizes enlightenment preceding Shakyamuni Buddha. The traditional celebration of the Dipamkara Festival in Nagbahal, Nepal, inspired artist Manish Lal Shrestha to explore this buddha’s teachings amid contemporary challenges.    Through a two-year meditative and spiritual painting process, the artist created this image of Dipamkara with dots, mimicking the essence of today’s digital age, currently on view in “Reimagine: Himalayan Art Now.” Made during the global challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, the artwork’s unbroken lines mirror the continuation of these struggles and the artist’s personal journey over the course of this time.     Learn more about multidisciplinary artist Manish Lal Shrestha in #ReimagineRubin, on view through October 6, 2024.  __________  Manish Lal Shrestha (b. 1977, Patan, Nepal; lives and wor...