Mandala Galleries
Vintage Science Mandalas
There was a time when, instead of documenting the natural world with photographs, scientists made detailed drawings and paintings. . Many of these detailed drawings look very much like mandalas. Here is a collection of some of my favorites.
Ganjapa Playing Cards Gallery
I love these wonderfully artful little round playing cards. You can read about them here: About Ganjapa Playing Cards. They are traditionally painted in the Orissa Art Tradition which, if you are interested, you can find out more about here: About The Orissa Art Tradition.
In the mean time, here is a small gallery of individual cards:
Here are two modern designs:
And, last but not least…
How fun is this?
Labyrinth Art
Here is a small collection of labyrinth art.
EyeScapes – An Amazing Collection
Rankin, photographer and founder of Dazed and Confused magazine, created an incredible photographic series of more than a dozen decontextualized irises. Scrolling through these images is quite trance-inducing. The project is called EyeScapes.
Third Eye Mandalas
Here is a very small collection of Third Eye mandala art.
Eye of Providence Mandalas
While the Eye of Providence isn’t technically considered a mandala, it does have some of the elements of mandala art. Here’s a small collection of images that I think might qualify as mandala art. What do you think?
An Eye of Horus Art Collection
A cool collection of mandala art featuring the Eye of Horus, sometimes called the Eye of Ra. Enjoy!
Mandala Eyes ~ A Collection
Here is an eclectic collection of mandalas with eyes. Enjoy!
Coming Together With Food
These Guatemalan art paintings of the marketplace as seen from above look like mandalas to me. They also bring to mind the idea of coming together over food. And, isn’t that what we do on Thanksgiving and all the other holidays and family times when we come together and eat and enjoy a meal?
Madhubani Marriage Mandalas
Kohbar Painting or simply Kohbar is auspicious marriage diagram, a traditional Madhubani painting design made by women from Madhubani and Mithila region on the occasion of wedding. In Mithila region, a room which is used to perform ritual activities is termed as Kohbar and the painting painted on the wall is termed as Kohbar. More info here: About Madhubani Marriage Mandala Art.
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