Attested · B04
Alex Gordon-Brander · Thangkas as devotional practice
Nov 2026 · Alex’s artist account
Alex describes why he began the images, the practices behind them and how he directs the work from liturgy to composition.
Yidam practice · From liturgy to image
Summer 2026 introduction · recorded in November · Art and inner practice · Documented · Biographical account or programme record
Alex received White Tārā and Vajrayoginī practices in the same period. He found sound and words easier to hold than elaborate inner images, so he directed devotional thangkas to make the liturgies’ worlds more present. He returned to the text while revising figures, gestures, inscriptions and the surrounding fields.
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Vajrayāna · Nyingma and Kagyu
Alex describes the liturgies as part of his named practice tradition
Evidence · B04
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