Monday, September 8, 2014

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

31 comments:

  1. I think the image looks cool. It's really colorful and a part of the image kind of looks like a palace top.

    -Vivianna Chang

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  2. I think it looked amazing after it was finished. It was cool how they showed him doing it over time. It is very interesting what they do.

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  3. I think it was amazing that they were able to make that much detail with sand. It was very colorful and sort of symmetric.

    -Spencer Ennis

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  4. I think this mandala is beautiful once it is finished. it surprised me when they destroyed it, but I guess it is part of there traditions.

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  5. That was really cool and the colors were amazing!!! I cant believe it was all sand. The music was the best part! My favorite!!
    -Jack Sawyer

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  6. it was very cool and it looks like they took their time and made it look nice
    - hunter boyle

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  7. The mandala is very beautiful. It reminds me of what we are doing now in class
    -carsondingler

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  8. The mandala was very intricate and colorful which is why it took so long to make, especially considering it was made of sand. It's also interesting how they just destroy something that took them weeks to make.
    -Hannah Pittman

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  9. Its a very interesting and detailed piece of art. Its cool how they do it all with sand and how they uniquely spend hours and days trying to complete it. Its also dumb that they wipe the sand away, destroying a great piece of art, especially after all that work.
    _Bryce Little_

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  10. the image is absoulotley stunning! especailly from the side view. I think the symbolism to it is very interesting. it makes since that the creation is for Zambhala, the wealth givng god, because when they are done with it they distribute it to everyone to take home to represent the giving of life which is wealthy enough

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  11. its very detailed and pretty and the symbolism is very spiritual
    Sophie
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  12. i think it looked really fantastic after it was done. It was really cool how he did it over time in the viedo. the mandala reminds me a lot of what we do now in class.
    -andrew bivins

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  13. I think this final product was really cool. The monks really took there time in making it and it goes to show that hard work and dedication pays off!

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  14. The art is beautiful and i cant believe they swept it up at the end. the symbolism is beautiful, i like how it talks about how life isn't permanent and it uses all the sand as a blessing.
    - Anna Roddenberry

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  15. IT IS REALLY PRETTY AND FANCY. THE COLOR SCHEME WAS GREAT. IT LOOKS REALLLY COOL, AND MOM I KIND OF WANT TO TRY IT.

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  16. The image is absolutely stunning, it is very intricate and they do such a good job with all the details. I also love the symbolism and all the meaning in it.

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  17. The ending piece was beautiful with amazing details. It shows the hard work they put into it with all the time spent on the piece.
    Emily Garnett

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  18. I really like this! I love all the colors and the specific details of the entire piece.

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  19. William Dasher- I really liked how they did that it does seem that it would be very very very time consuming though but it would pay off

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  20. The mandala was really pretty and it was awesome that it was all done with sand
    ~Jenna Dawson

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  21. The final piece is beautiful!! You can tell the monks really took their time and worked hard on it!

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  22. I thought that this was really cool! I could not believe that it was sand when they got through with it.
    -Brantley Wilson

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  23. I think it looked very creative and requires much thinking outside the box to make it out of sand.
    mark estes

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  24. I thought that it was really cool how they use the sand to make their designs. It must take very long to make that, and have to have very good patience.
    -Zack Carter

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  25. At first it looked like they were painting, or using a material other than sand. I am very impressed with their creativity, patience, and detail. The music was also kinda weird in the video.

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  26. i think it was very cool and intracate, and its amazing how much patience you would need to do something like that.
    -will kennedy

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  27. i think that the picture is awesome. and its very cool how different people make it and no just one person.

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  28. it was really good and I like how detailed it was.

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  29. I think the picture is amazing and the details and colors really bring it out
    -ben monfort

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    1. I think it looks gorgeous. It had a lot of detail that was really cool.
      -Anna Matthews

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  30. The symbolism is really touching to the people who make it, the colors really make it original
    Lundy Lader

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