(Click to enlarge)An artist drizzles onto the ground the natural coloured volcanic sands from the Tenerife volcano Teide to create a sand painting such as are made every year during the celebrations of Corpus Christi in the villa of La Orotava.
In 2006, five Tibetan monks came to add a small portion of the sand carpet with their mandala, which was created on a wooden platform at one corner of the main carpet. Here is a photo taken by Jose Mesa when he went to visit the Orotava site where the monks were making their mandala in 2006.
Photo by Jose Mesa
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That is one amazing sand-painting. I was only familiar with the Hopi art of sandpainting.
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That is indeed a fabulous sand-painting and so is your photo! And, like always, it's such fun to learn more about other "worlds"! I've lived in Spain and loved it!
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I've seen this done before, it's truely amazing. Great capture.
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning art work and what a nice island to life I know all the islands you lived on My favourite is Mallorca
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful. That is dedication to art for art's sake. Amazing.
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Lovely shot...sand painting are commonly used here too especially for Day of the Dead celebrations...
ReplyDeleteFascinating photo! This is a very beautiful sandpainting and actually it's a pity that it has such a short life, for the artist spends a lot of time on it.Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful transient piece of art. Tremendous dedication and understanding of the essence of things to create and to let pass...
ReplyDeletelike the Tibetan monks with their sand mandalas.
Fabulous blog - gorgeous, colorful photos. Lucky thing you photograph these sand paintings for posterity. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your kind comments. I look forward to visiting your blogs as well.
ReplyDeleteIn the near future I will be posting a special blog entry about the large sand carpets being made in La Orotava, with many photos. The new one being made this year will be beautiful. The sketch has already been published.
Sharon.
Amazing what can be done with sand. The whole completed carpet must be spectacular.
ReplyDeleteso clever - all that effort for it only to last a while is what puzzles me though.
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