《唐卡地球仪》：非遗立体手绘实现活态传承
"Thangka Globe": Three-dimensional hand-painted art enables the living transmission of intangible cultural heritage
这是一个融合了两种世界观的艺术呈现：藏传佛教的宇宙图景与现代科学的地球模型在此相遇。
藏传佛教宇宙观以象征性的《须弥山图》为核心，描绘了一个以神圣山脉为中心、各洲有序环绕的层次化世界。现代科学则以客观的地球仪模型，展现我们赖以生存的蓝色星球的物质全貌。二者看似遥远，实则都试图回答同一个根本问题：我们所处的世界究竟是什么模样？
“唐卡地球仪”正是这一思考的产物。我们与唐卡非遗传承人深度合作，由他们亲手执笔，将千年的平面绘制技艺首次应用于立体球面。每一位传承人都严格遵循古法，却又要克服在三维曲面上重新构图、计算比例的崭新挑战。每一件作品都是笔触与信仰的双重修行。
为使这份珍贵的技艺获得可持续的传承动力，通过产品销售为传承人提供稳定回报，利用数字技术记录并传播其创作过程，并借助这一创新载体让更广泛的公众认识并尊重他们的工作。我们相信，真正的保护不仅是记录技艺，更是让传承人在当代社会中拥有可持续创作的可能。
这不止是艺术的创新，更是文化传承的当代实践。它以直观可感的方式，让古老的智慧与今天的认知展开对话，让唐卡艺术在全新的载体中延续其生命力，也让传承人的技艺与匠心，通过现代设计获得全新的生命力与传播力。
This is an artistic presentation that merges two worldviews: the cosmological vision of Tibetan Buddhism meets the modern scientific model of Earth.
The Tibetan Buddhist cosmology, centered around the symbolic Mandala of Mount Sumeru, depicts a hierarchical world with the sacred mountain at its core, surrounded by continents in an orderly arrangement. Modern science, on the other hand, presents an objective globe model that reveals the physical entirety of the blue planet we inhabit. Though seemingly distant, both perspectives ultimately seek to answer the same fundamental question: What is the true nature of the world we live in?
The "Thangka Globe" is born from this contemplation. We have collaborated closely with Thangka intangible cultural heritage bearers, who have personally applied their thousand-year-old planar painting techniques to a three-dimensional spherical surface for the first time. Each heritage bearer strictly adheres to traditional methods while overcoming the new challenges of recomposing and scaling designs on a curved surface. Every piece is a dual practice of brushwork and faith.
To ensure the sustainable transmission of this precious craft, we provide stable income to the bearers through product sales, document and share their creative processes using digital technology, and leverage this innovative medium to help a broader audience recognize and respect their work. We believe that true preservation goes beyond recording techniques—it is about empowering bearers to sustain their creative practice in contemporary society.
This is more than an artistic innovation; it is a modern practice of cultural transmission. Through this tangible and engaging medium, ancient wisdom enters into dialogue with contemporary understanding, allowing Thangka art to延续 its vitality in a new form and enabling the skill and dedication of the bearers to gain new life and reach through modern design.