Gentsu Gyatso

History

Gentsu Gyatso (b. 1979, དཀོན་མཆོག་རྒྱ་མཚོ།), a.k.a. Bai Bin (白斌), received his Master of Fine Arts – Painting from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2004 and his Master of Design – Contemporary Art from the University of South Australia in 2020. He is the first Tibetan to obtain a Master's degree from Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. In 2003, he studied at Kassel Academy of Art in Germany as an exchange student. He also travelled through Tibet to study traditional Tibetan architecture and Tibetan Buddhist wall paintings. Gyatso has lectured in visual art at the university level for over 9 years, with a focus on translating traditional Tibetan art into contemporary art through paintings, sculptures, architecture, video, and animation. The aim of his research is to discover the potential of indigenous arts and culture in the contemporary world. Gyatso's short film, “The Hunter And the Skeleton" (2012), is regarded as the first Tibetan independent animated film.

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Gentsu Gyatso

Movies

The Hunter and the Skeleton
The Hunter and the Skeleton
Music
A colourful version of an Eastern Tibetan folk tale in a wonderful combination of flash with thangka (traditional Tibetan paintings with embroidery) and a score that combines native Tibetan music with modern influences. A hunter on his way up into the mountains meets a fearsome skeleton monster: are they friends or enemies?
The Hunter and the Skeleton
The Hunter and the Skeleton
A colourful version of an Eastern Tibetan folk tale in a wonderful combination of flash with thangka (traditional Tibetan paintings with embroidery) and a score that combines native Tibetan music with modern influences. A hunter on his way up into the mountains meets a fearsome skeleton monster: are they friends or enemies?
The Hunter and the Skeleton
The Hunter and the Skeleton
Production Design
A colourful version of an Eastern Tibetan folk tale in a wonderful combination of flash with thangka (traditional Tibetan paintings with embroidery) and a score that combines native Tibetan music with modern influences. A hunter on his way up into the mountains meets a fearsome skeleton monster: are they friends or enemies?
The Hunter and the Skeleton
The Hunter and the Skeleton
Director
A colourful version of an Eastern Tibetan folk tale in a wonderful combination of flash with thangka (traditional Tibetan paintings with embroidery) and a score that combines native Tibetan music with modern influences. A hunter on his way up into the mountains meets a fearsome skeleton monster: are they friends or enemies?
A Mantra of Time
A Mantra of Time
Director
A short video installation by the artist Bin Bai from 2004.
Transformation of Tibetan Art
Transformation of Tibetan Art
Director
This research is based on the hypothesis that the exploration of the historical identity of Tibetan art and its connectivity with modern digital imaging technologies will benefit the development and transformation of Tibetan art in the digital age.
The Tent
The Tent
Director
When Shaman came to visit the tent in Canberra...
Sagya Cham - Tibetan Tantric Dance
Sagya Cham - Tibetan Tantric Dance
Director
Cham is a very ancient performance which connects people with spiritual realm. There are several different religious dance depend on different Tibetan Buddhism schools but all can be traced back to pre-buddhism era of Tibet when "Bon" the highly developed Tibetan shamanism and its rituals was favoured by Tibetans.
An Apple Tree
An Apple Tree
Director
This short film is not about a meaningless chicken-soup-for-the-soul type story, but a rebellion to the tasteless mainstream consensus.