Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Art One - Mandala Video

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

36 comments:

  1. I think the image is beautiful. The intricate designs and colors on the mandala are breathtaking. I think the symbolism of the mandala is very interesting and I like how it separates the Tibetan monks from other cultures and adds to their uniqueness.
    - Katlyn

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  2. i think its awesome it looks really good and i think its cool how they do it and the process
    -dillian

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  3. The designs in the mandala are so cool and meticulous. Its amazing how much patience the monks have to do these things that require so much time and attention.
    -Mac

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  4. The designs are very intricate and seemed to take a very steady and skilled hand. The process in which they go about making it was tasking but the outcome is beautiful and worth it.
    - Emma Lako

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  5. I really like the flower design in the center. It is impressive to me that they have so many people working on the same project, but the whole thing still looks uniform.- Alan Carlton

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  6. It is pretty amazing that this fantastic work is made in several days. The Mandala is so accurate that it might be the best gift to the God.

    Lucas Liang

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  7. The intricacy of the mandala is amazing. The work involved in placing each grain of sand is very impressive to me because, even though the monks cannot see the end goal as they are working on it, they keep working. - Adam Young

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  8. I love the different colors and precise designs in the final image. It's so amazing how they put forth so much effort in the design and then undo it all! But the way they use the sand they design it with for other meaningful reasons is amazing also!
    - Bree Luther

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  9. I'm really impressed with how they are able to create something so detailed with sand and I also love the meaning of the ceremony at the end

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  10. I like all the colors and designs. I like the process. It is really cool. The ceremony is cool and I like the meaning of it.


    - Alex Newberry

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  11. I think that the design is very intricate and i really liked the color. i noticed in the bottom hand corner there was a date. it took them Dec 11- Dec 31!
    -AK

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  12. i think it is unbelievable how precise and detailed these artworks are. it amazes me how much time the monks put in to these. the whole process is really cool.
    -tyler mimbs

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  13. The music was horrible, but the mandala was beautiful ( a lot of small details that made it unique). I can't believe after all that hard work they swept it up and let it drift away in a river somewhere.
    - Christiny Reeves

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  14. I loved all the different colors and patterns of the mandala, it was definitely something I would want to try to do someday. I think one of the points the Tibetan Monks were trying to get across was that nothing lasts forever, no matter how beautiful or intricate, like the mandala.
    - Bella Bossé-Joseph

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  15. The time and the technique that it takes to create something so detailed is incredible. i would not be able to sit there that long and work on the same thing for such a long time. i would get bored.
    - Anna Grace Jones

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  16. This video really puts into perspective just how much patience and time it takes to create these mandalas.The technique they use to make them is so tedious, yet so incredible. The vibrant colors the monks use are beautiful and it makes me want to try and make one someday. I think that the Tibetan Monks were trying to get the point across that everything is temporary and therefore you should put in your very best effort in everything you do, like they do with these mandalas.

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  17. I really like the bright colors and the whole process. It's really unique and interesting.

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  18. I am impressed with how meticulous of a task this is. It's beautiful. I think it represents their culture in a unique way.
    - Porter

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  19. I like the impressive detail they put into it and the ceremony at the end
    -Michael

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  20. I like the time they put into it and the colorfulness of it. -Jacob Oates

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  21. the design was really cool, and also how the process is really cool -- Shelly

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  22. the design is really intriging even though the process is boring

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  23. I think that the mandala is beautiful and that the monks have incredible patience to make something so meticulous and detailed. Even the ceremony at the end is beautiful when they swirl all the different sands together. -Olivia Johnston

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  24. I think its cool how they make it. they make so many different shapes.
    Anna Leigh

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  25. i think its really unique and it looks really good. I think its cool how they do the process
    -Alex Bercik 6th period

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  26. The music was a bit odd, but the way they do it is so interesting. The whole process is incredible!!!

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  27. i love watching how long it it took to make it and how fast they destroyed it

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  28. I enjoyed seeing how long it took to make it. It is crazy how much time they put in to the peice of art. I could never do that I don't have have the patience.
    - Jackson Hendry

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  29. It seems as if you have to have a very steady hand to do this. Also they probably have to be very patient.

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  30. I think it is very interesting how it takes so long to make it but they destroy it so fast

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  31. the whole color scheme is nice and the ceremony is pretty neat

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  32. This requires lots of patience to do this and is very cool
    Mac Grice

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  33. I think it looks great, especially the colors and the design.

    - Milton

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  34. The intricate design and precision is excellent and the tedious work it takes to create one of these pieces of art shows just how dedicated these people are to what the mandala means and what it represents.

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  35. The intricate design and precision is excellent and the tedious work it takes to create one of these pieces of art shows just how dedicated these people are to what the mandala means and what it represents

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  36. I think it is very interesting how long it takes to make but how fast they destroy it.

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