Sunday, January 3, 2010

Sand Painting

A long time ago I had the opportunity to watch Tibetan monks paint a sand mandala. It was a very beautiful and tranquil thing to watch. Since then whenever I think of sand painting - a mandala is what immediately springs to mind.

Recently a good friend shared a link to a video on youtube of the artist Ilana Yahav who changed my perception of sand painting.



If you have not heard of this artist, I highly recommend watching at least one of her videos. She paints images with sand the way I would expect to see someone use paint. These images are lit from beneath and projected onto a screen for the audience. A very unusual method of performance art but very interesting to watch.

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