Comparing The Tibetan Mandala And The Navajo Sand Paintings

The Native Americans suffered during the Louisiana purchase by having more of their land taken away. There were some tribes that the colonists did not interact with, thus with the expansion of territory, they began to find them as a problem. The government on a national level was trying to acquire even more land, they did so by

Next up were the Chickasaws. They were promised land and protection in exchange for their cooperation, but the War Department refused to hold up their end of the deal. The entire group of Natives were forced to leave their land without any benefits, and they ended up having to pay to live on another tribe’s land (PBS.org).

Indians. While the Indians fought to keep their land, they lost and the government forced them

Native American Art History is a comprehensive legacy of arts comprised of complex as well as unique forms of art developed over years. The “First American” indigenous peoples were extremely skilled people with a deep committed spirituality which was influenced in their crafts and art. Native American art history reveals the spirit of a broad spectrum of diverse and creative

Although there were reservations, the Californian gold rush in 1848 made many white men trespass into the reservations secretly. This became a problem because some men started to look for gold in the Black Hills. This was the end of the Treaty of Fort Laramie and a Sioux Chief said, “If we make peace, you will not keep it”. Also a very famous Gold Trail, called the Bozeman Trail was opened up in Western Sioux Hunting grounds, the Sioux feared the Whites and started to attack them at the same time the whites fought back and many Native American men were killed. The trail was closed, but the Whites were angry, and this lead to more wars which made the Native Americans weaker.

In 1988 Gioiosa created an interesting and flashy painting of obscure shape; his painting was called Asterope. In a decade preoccupied with success and status, art got bigger in scope, ambition, theme, budget, promotion and cultural presence. Art became an extension of one's success or power (Gallery, The 80’s). In Asterope he uses bold neon colors clearly divided by lines to symbolize the bold and flamboyant times that were the 80’s. However in Of Beauty, Of Joy, Of Stillness, Of Love, the viewer can see a much more gradient and shaded look in the colors. Even though these two painting are very different, they both convey symbolism as a key role. In Asterope the viewer can see the bold colors as symbolism of the 80’s, and in Of Beauty, Of Joy, Of Stillness, Of Love the viewer sees a much bigger mandala as a symbol of a higher, more powerful being. “In essence I think of my work as an observation that interprets and reveals an ineffable presence. Through the living sense of paint I try to achieve tranquility and pure spacial awareness of an undiscovered landscape, an infinite void, that transcends physical time.” (Gioiosa, Rusti)

The Dallas Museum of Art has a wide variety of ancient and modern art from around the world. The DMA’s Asian collection has a large array of artworks that represents Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. In the DMA’s Asian collection I found two statues that were both called The Lokapala (Heavenly Guardian). The Heavenly Guardians were the first thing my eyes settled on when I entered the room where they stand on display. The way the figures were displayed as well as being able to see them up close and in person allowed me to have a greater connection with the artworks as well as a greater appreciation for the craftsmanship of the pieces more than I would have if I saw them on a screen.

The fourteenth Dalai Lama, named Tenzin Gyatso, has been both the spiritual and political leader of Tibet for about sixty-five years. When most people imagine life as a political or spiritual leader they most likely imagine a life of privilege and luxury. His Holiness, however, has lived a life of exile away from his people and his country. When His Holiness was at the young age of fifteen, The People's Liberation Army invaded and took control of Tibet. In order to protect the religion of Buddhism and his life, he fled Tibet and journeyed to the neighboring country of India. Since then, he has been joined by a number of refugees who, to this day, try their best to preserve their religion for generations to come. Can you imagine trying to protect

Discover the diverse facets of Asia through the Crow Collection’s 2015-2016 Asian Art 101 courses, the Divine Feminine in Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism and Protecting Wisdom: Tibetan Book Covers from the MacLean Collection exhibits throughout

In every culture there is a different kind of cure or medicine. Some cultures use burning to cure many illnesses while others depend on herbs as a cure. When I was a kid, every time I say that something burns me, my grandmother then directly apply some Vaseline on the area, and the pain fades away. When I complain of a stomach ache, my grandmother again just puts Vicks all over my body very well to let the cold leave my body. Those are some examples of traditional medicines that my family used. An essay that caught my attention is “Navajo Sand Painting” in which they use sand painting as a cure.

This piece was inspired by a photograph that I took when I hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon with my dad and my sister. This is a drawing of the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon, hence the name “Canyon and Colorado.” I used the history of drawing landscapes to create this piece; I wanted to draw the Grand Canyon’s “base” with the Colorado- not at the rim. When people started to explore America, they had to bring back the king drawings, sketches, objects, and/or descriptions from their exploration. Usually, they would enhance their picture or description more than it really was, so that king would be excited and happy for what they found, and so they would be paid to go back and explore more. I wanted to replicate what explorers

Art can be used to express a specific understanding of the supernatural, the values, the universe, human body and life, and the environment of a culture. To Buddhists, the sand mandala’s represent the universe and human life. Mandala’s represent the world in its heavenly form on the outer level, a map of the human mind being transformed into an enlightened mind and a secret level showing the perfect balance of energies in the body and mind. The art in Buddhism reflects the idea that art can be used to express deeper meanings such as the universe and human life. Art can affirm cultural values are the next aspect of culture. The sand mandalas are an accurate example of this as they use them to represent some of their cultural values about life,

The People’s Liberation Army, during the early years of the People’s Republic of China, invaded Tibet due to its rich mineral resources and its tangential historical relationship with China. The current Dalai Lama was extremely young and just recently installed, making his life analogous to the struggles of the Tibetan people. After various early struggles for independence between the Tibetan people and China, the Dalai Lama was forced to flee into exile. Since then he has been espousing a vision for Tibet encompassing autonomy within China. Mishra’s article also discusses the governmental, social, and cultural aspects of the Dalai Lama’s life and the Tibetan independence movement. But, perhaps most important, the piece emphasizes the Dalai Lama’s modernistic and progressive attitudes, including a belief that he might be the last Dalai Lama as he considers the institution to have “outlived its

In 1912, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Dalai Lama returned to Tibet form India. The Dalai Lama banished the Chinese troops for the land. A year later the Dalai Lama made a public announcement that the relationship between the Chinese Emperor and Tibet was suppose to be a patron and priest relationship but their actual relationship was one of subordination one to another. The Dalai Lama states, “We are a small, religious, and independent nation,” meaning that above all else they were a independent nation. The Dalai Lama is, “the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism and, until the establishment of Chinese communist rule, the spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet.” According to Memmi’s definition of colony, Tibet is considered a colony.

Mandala is a name that I have not heard of before. When Professor Lori gave me a chance to research Mandala, I was in awe; because Professor Lori gave me something that I was interested in, the art of sequence and pattern. I became even more appreciative because my instructor was sensitive to my interest, the detail of art. I love beautiful details in the art. From our text, Art and the Bible, Schaeffer expounds very well on the detail of God’s beauty of Solomon’s temple. “The temple was to be filled with art work, “And he [Solomon] garnished [covered] the house with precious stones for beauty: The temple covered with precious stones for beauty” (Schaeffer, F. A. 2006, p. 26). God wanted His beauty to be in detail so that it can give the qualities of pleasure to the soul of the senses to enjoy. His beauty reminds me of the beauty and the details that are in the sequence and the pattern of the Mandala, the Fibonacci and the Fractal.