Sometimes, the discovery of something beautiful – something that evokes a sensation in your soul – leads you down a path that becomes your life’s calling. For Debra Diamond, that moment happened as a young girl, seeing a Mark Rothko painting at MoMA for the first time. The instant sensation of knowing we are all connected stayed with her, and led to her pursuit of a career in the study and appreciation of South Asian Art.<\/p>\n
She traveled to India, in search of a topic for dissertation, and entered a palace where she convinced the powers that be to allowing her into their storeroom. She stumbled upon about 500 paintings – all four feet wide. Her research about these paintings led to dead ends, and the only book in which she found them referenced in a 1934 publication called „Obscure and Religious Cults of India.” Thus, Debra set out on a quest to understand these images that depicted concepts that had never before entered the realm of South Asian art.<\/p>\n
Her findings are revealed in this Speakeasy, which acts like a workbook for „Yoga: The Art of Transformation,” the exhibit she curated at the Smithsonian Institute.<\/p>\n
Watch the video to learn:<\/p>\n
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