Kabir Kayastha is a visual artist, whose works revolve around cultural heritage, memories and identity.

The Chhepu (Kirtimukha) in the painting represents the Toran (Tympanum) found around Kathmandu Valley and other parts of Nepal. The painting refers to the issue of conservation of heritage where intended to decorate and protect them, the concerned body applied layers of Enamel as a paint to the struts, pillars, tympanum, and other parts of the architecture/images. The Enamel tends to sit on the surface of those images, engulfing all the details of the images. Also, the layer of Enamel on those surfaces, especially wood, is impossible to undo, ironically destroying them.

Beautifully, Protected. (Triptych)

The Streets During Dashain — The festive time of Dashain - vendors selling rams and bucks (Chyangra, Khasi, and Boka), offerings, flowers, fruits, Kubindo, Wukhu and so on - transform the streets of Bhaktapur into a vibrant tapestry of communal harmony. The two paintings in the series are a depictions of that time, extracted from my memories of growing up in this city and how it continues on adapting with the changing times.

Kabir Kayastha

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Beautifully, Protected. (Triptych)

Street during Dashain - “कुबिन्डो साउनी”

Street During Dashain - “बा यो खसी कि बोका ?”

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