Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Art One - Blog 3 - Mandala

Tibetan monks create a mandala (sand painting) as a ritual.  Watch this short video.  What do you think about the image and the symbolism?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QItAyepAnI

23 comments:

  1. I love the colors! I wonder if the monks were sad when they had to sweep up their creation, maybe it teaches them not to get attached to temporal things.
    -McKenzie Peterson (7th period)

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  2. That is so cool but so time consuming! They must really be dedicated to their faith and religion! It's amazing that they spend so much time on that and then just swept it away! -Katherine Strickland

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  3. I like the colors they used and I love how dedicated they are. The design was impresive. -Kendall Friar

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  4. That is a lot of time and effort to just sweep it up and throw it in a river at the end. - Chris Adams

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  5. i liked the colors but i would not spend all that time just to sweep it away i would consider that a waste of time and effort - chance yeatts

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  6. wow two weeks just to mess it up and give it to people alot more control than I have-cullen cummings

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  7. It was beautiful at the end when they were sweeping it up and they swirled it but it still looked amazing! -Emmalyne Smith (7th period)

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  8. Wow. It's amazing how much concentration and dedication these monks have, but it does seem kind of pointless to put in so much work and effort and throw it all down the drain.

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  9. I like the colors and the design. It must have been very time consuming! -Maisyn Samples

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  10. The detail and colors are astonishing. It is very time consuming and needs a lot of patience, which buddhist monks certainly have. ~Sydney B.

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  11. Wow that took a lot of time, but the end result is beautiful
    MacKenzie Kortrey

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  12. I love the colors and the design that they choose. It takes alot of time and effort to create something so beautiful, but I think the end result is well-worth the long hours. -Jenna Byrd

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  13. the colors are really awesome, Miller Durham

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  14. i love the color and effort in this
    Beck muse

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  15. ITis very colorful
    pierce reaves

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  16. I love the designs and the color they used
    Michael Durham

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  17. The colors are pretty awesome! I don't think I would be able to spend all that time to basically through it away.

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  18. It's looks very difficult and time consuming. Caitlin Collins

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  19. So cool!
    Sydney Wheeler

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  20. Wow that was really cool to watch. It shows how art can have so many meanings. The temporal process reminds me a bit of Street Painting with chalk!

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  21. our class is the best
    Jam Morris

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  22. And its was awesome Jam Morris

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  23. thats AMAZING!!! i would never ever have the time or patients to do something like that!!! wow and it looks perfect, its so cool!!! -Brooke Battson

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