In class we discussed what mandala are. Some characteristics that they often have in common are: circular in shape, often surrounded by a square, associated with unity, oneness, and spirituality. Some examples are the Medicine Wheel and Tibetan temple blueprints.
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| Tibetan mandala is a temple design |
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| the Medicine Wheel and dream-catchers are both mandala |
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Zen art is similar to mandala in that it is associated with oneness, harmony, order, etc, as well as being commonly represented with the circle. Zen circles are a single stroke created with a brush and ink after meditation or practicing mindfulness.
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| a zen circle |
Following this discussion we were shown a video of Alex Grey, an artist that uses art in a healing and spiritual way. He stated in the video that he works on the principle that if there is art that can induce depression or feelings of sorrow, there must also be art that has the opposite effect.
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| kissing |
Assignment:
we began working with shapes and a basic understanding of mandala in class and were given tools to draw mandala. I worked exclusively with circles and eventually ended up with a fractal image ~
I may or may not continue to work on this further, or start over for the final design. I also experimented with interconnected knots.
I enjoy the aesthetic of this and will likely incorporate it into my design.
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