Homage: Encounters with the East

Homage: Encounters with the East by Christian Peltenburg-Brechneff. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780976585176.

Using brush ink and color washes Brechneff takes on the challenge of exploring and translating architectural and spiritual wonders of the "lost" kingdoms of the Himalayas: Laddakh Nepal Sikkim Bhutan India Burma Cambodia and Laos. Brought to life through imaginative investment Brechneffs subjects become more mysterious and exciting than ever. They sparkle with subjective life and become rapturously alive in a way that a photograph could never be. Brechneffs journey is a spiritual one his intricate drawings form a visual diary of his travels. Additionally each rendering is dated and its location named indicating that the collection is documentary as well as personal. Brechneff decodes Indias architecture with the hope of grasping the secret of their creative dynamic. Homage is a breathtakingly beautiful spiritual quest.