Jojo Struys goes shopping at Kechara Paradise
If you remember my older post about Jojo Struys in KP Bangsar where she visits our Bangsar outlet for a feature with Star Property, here is the video of Jojo Struys and our own David Lai of Kechara Media & Publications, sharing with Jojo all about Buddhist Arts.
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From paintings to architecture, religions have been a source of inspiration for the art world. Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting, Virgin of the Rocks, best resembles the Renaissance genre in the Roman Catholicism era. Closer to home, Petronas Twin Towers channel Moorish architectural influence. But in a unique twist of fate, it is the ancient Buddhist art that has always been in vogue.
As TV personality Jojo Struys puts it, “There is something alluring about Buddhist art.” A self-confessed Buddhist art enthusiast, Struys admits that Buddhist art pieces have given her home a contemporary edge.
“There’s something very urban about the seemingly ancient Buddhist art,” says the 35-year-old. Struys credits the striking colour combination, simple lines and growing global interest in spirituality for the popularity of Buddhist art among urban people like herself.
StarProperty.my followed Struys to a Tibetan Buddhist art shop Kechara Paradise, where she met author and Buddhist art expert David Lai.
“Buddhist art these days is seen as more of a trendy home decoration than it is a religious symbol, commonly known as contemporary Buddhist art,” David Lai points out.
Lai also notes that incorporating such an ethnic aesthetic to a contemporary design scheme is becoming increasingly popular among urban people. Struys could not agree more. One simply couldn’t get any more urban than Struys – a model, TV host, actress and writer, of Chinese, Scottish, French and Dutch descents.
Source: http://www.starproperty.my/PropertyGuide/Living/5391/0/0
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I do love this video… an the precious shop.
And I am fond of Ms. Struys kind being, too. 🙂
Jojo Struys was brought to K.P.Bangsar our Kechara outlet by Star Property when they had a feature with her.Like what Jojo said Art does apply to only one particular type. It can be singing, dancing, creative arts, acting etc. She has a mixture of Eropean and Chinese descents and has a passion for Buddhist Arts. Althlough she is not very into religion. She as a personality of a kind and gentle person. Our David Lai from Kechara Media Publications was at the Bangsar outlet to give a helping hand in explaining all about Tibetan Buddhist Arts and crafts and their significance to Jojo. Bangsar was a good location for our outlet to be in, to attract and promote Dharma to people as an art and religion which usually go together. Through David Lai’s clear explanations and talk I hope one day Jojo will also be in Kechara vlounteering to do Dharma work in one of our 13 departments.