"Path of Compassion (Kristine Schomaker in the Guise of the Bodhisattva Tārā)" at Startup Art Fair
Frieze Week LA continues as my oil on linen painting "Path of Compassion (Kristine Schomaker in the Guise of the Bodhisattva Tārā)" is featured in the @perceivemeart Room 203 at the @thekinneyvenicebeach . Friday, Feb 27: 5-7PM (VIP), 7-10PM (All Access). Saturday, Feb 28: 12-9PM. Sunday, March 1: 12-7PM. Tickets: Available at https://www.startup-art.com/los-angeles My artwork was inspired by the 8th–9th century Sri Lankan sculpture of Tārā housed in the British Museum in London. The painting serves as a bridge between the ancient religious traditions of the Global South and the urban reality of modern Los Angeles. By placing Schomaker—as part of her "Perceive Me" project—within this divine iconography, my painting engages with a broader cultural movement toward authenticity, vulnerability, and the reclamation of the human hand in an era of technological acceleration. Schomaker’s own practice sits at the "intersection of personal healing and collective li...