ART IS LOVE: NEPAL (Full Documentary)
In this documentary feature film, Texas artist and sign painter Sean Starr visits the country of Nepal to explore it's extraordinary array of traditional and handcrafted arts, visiting Thangka painters, wood carvers, singing bowl manufacturers, and paper makers to illustrate the significance of Nepali art passed down from generation to generation. His journey culminates with an epic motorcycle adventure into the Himalayas to visit the Magar people and paint a mural in the remote village of Gulmi.
Chapters:
0:00 Title Sequence
1:23 Intro to Sean Starr
2:28 Intro to Sign Painting
5:15 Reason for going to Nepal
7:22 Welcome to Kathandu
8:10 Hand-painted signs in Kathmandu
9:16 Walking the streets of Kathmandu
9:41 Boudhanath Stupa
10:02 Thangka Painting
14:15 Exploring a Buddhist Monestary
16:17 Streets of Kathmandu
16:35 Patan Durbar Square
17:50 Singing Bowl Shop
20:00 Singing Bowl Factory in Lalitpur
23:42 Cab driver Enlightenment
25:28 Bhaktapur
25:58 Hand Spun Pottery
27:00 Woodcarving
30:12 Lokta Paper Making
32:30 Conversation about Impermanence
35:58 Pashupatinath Temple
38:05 Transition to Night
38:58 Boarding a Plane to Lumbini
39:42 Welcome to Lumbini/Intro to Trekking Crew
41:04 Buying Paint for Mural
41:43 Dangerous Roads
43:14 Roadside Cuisine
43:52 Holi Festival
45:00 The Road to Gulmi
46:30 Being Greeted by Magar people
47:41 Our Campsite
48:43 Sherpa Breakfast
50:18 The Sherpas
50:48 Intro to Vishu
51:33 Easy Riding in Nepal
52:30 The Real Nepal
53:12 Basket Weaving
54:51 Painting Art Is Love Mural in Gulmi
56:30 Celebration Ceremony
57:39 A Cultural Exchange
58:45 Magar Interviews
1:01:48 Leaving Gulmi
1:03:05 Returning Home
1:03:53 Inspirations from Nepal
1:04:58 Lettering a 1950 Studebaker
1:07:48 Art Is Love
1:08:51 End Credits
1:10:12 Post Credit Scene