Museum Art The first of the two art is the Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala by the Tibetan Buddhist, created in 2001. The Sand Mandala is made out entirely of sand, it is a radial symmetry a shrine or temple in the center then monks in a Buddhist position, and rows of flowers creatures. It is incredibly detailed, the sand come in multiple bright colors. Before the monks can begin they first create the layout for the design than used ground out, white stone that had been dyed, laying them down in patterns. The whole progress can take up for several weeks and when it is finish it is simply left to be weather way. The purpose this ritual is to symbolizes the Buddhist belief of the passing of life. The second art piece is called the Pair of Lokapale, the artist is unknown, and was made during the Tang dynasty (618-907). The medium that is used is earthenware with three color lead glazes. The pair are like small statue, their position shows they are fearsome and powerful while standing on top of goblin-like creatures, showing off their strength by flexing, their faces express victory. They wear armor and helmets with colors of dark red, green, and yellow on them. Like the Mandala, the pair are from Buddhist belief, having a meaning behind them. Also known as the “Heavenly Guardians” they ward off evil spirts, so the artist created the pair to be place with tombs to protect them. …show more content…
When first seeing it, the eyes are immediately drawn to the center then the rings around it and it starts to taking in all the multi-color and tiny details. I’m fascinated by the procedure, the skill and dedicated that is need. It was kind of its creators to allow the museum to preserve for everyone to have an opportunity to see, instead of doing what is custom to let the wind blow it away. It neat that one of the four Sand Mandala in the world is here in San