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DAY 257 | ART AROUND THE WORLD |
Tibetan Sand Paintings
THE BEAUTY OF IMPERMANENCE
Museums, galleries, artists, and collectors go to great lengths to protect and promote the longevity of their works of art. But what if the art is meant to literally blow away once it has been created? The importance of Tibetan sand paintings lies not in their permanence, but in their transient nature. Created by Tibetan monks, sand paintings, or mandalas, are intricately designed geometric compositions of pulverized, colored marble shaken down long steel ...
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