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"LADAKH The Land of Gompas ""The Land of Gompas"" monograph contains drawings of fascinating architecture at Ladakh region in Indian Himalayas, incredible medieval settlements, and the Buddhist monasteries - gompas showing the perfect skills of ancient builders. Although many of this Buddhist monasteries because of age and non-use are in the process of disappearing, even collapse to ruins, they still leave an incredible impressions on viewers. Primarily because they represent exalted, spiritual space, and then as the harbors of the unique spirituality and philosophy of Himalayan Buddhists. In this book of drawings you may see various Buddhist Gompas: Thiksey, Spituk, Namgyal, Chemrey, Stakna, Lamayuru, Shey, Bardan, Diskit, Basgo, and enjoy art graphics showing Buddhist monks making mandala, playing lawah trumpet, performing Cham dance or spinning the Prayer Wheels. You can feel the atmosphere of forgotten land of Ladakh. This monograph - collection of travelogue drawings is a unique piece of art created by the hands of artist, architect, art historian, and most of all Buddhist Slobodan Maldini/ Karma Yeshe Gyatso. The drawings in the book are authentic, made from the hand of a renowned artist - the connoisseur of Buddhism. As such, they leave nobody indifferent. This unique map of drawings is a valuable artistic and historical material that testifies to the incredible architecture of Buddhists in the Himalayas. If you want to buy this original book - including all 30 original drawings that have dimensions 29,8x29,8cm with original signatures at a price of 3,000 euros, please contact me on mail: maldini.slobodan@gmail.com. All money will be used for the purpose of traveling to Ladakh and preparing the new book."

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"Slobodan Maldini, artist, architect, writer and theoretician of art. 1978 studied art history and Palladian architecture in Vicenza, Italy, under the mentors professor James S. Ackermann from Harvard University and Wolfgang Lotz, professor on Institute of Fine Arts, New York and director of Bibliotheca Hertziana - Max Planck Institute of Art History. 1985 Maldini exhibited at the Paris Biennale, together with the world icons of art and architecture Keith Haring and Aldo Rossi. He wrote several books, including: ""ADisctionary of Spirituality"", ""Recuerdo"", ""Dictionary of Architecture"". On his travels from 1975 to the present made a large number of designs that represent the architecture and life in different cultural settings. In the book ""Ladakh - The Land of Gompas"" are presented art and everyday life designs that were taken during his visit to India."

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