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Original fileThe artwork consists of two halves of a mandala design, each inked onto the skin of a forearm. The tattoos feature intricate, pointillist shading and linework depicting a series of radiating petals and geometric outer rings. When the two arms are positioned side by side, the semicircles align to complete the full floral-geometric motif typical of modern decorative mandala art.
The mandala serves as a visual meditation aid in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, representing the cosmos and the practitioner's path toward enlightenment. This specific application adapts the traditional sacred geometry into contemporary body art.
Carl Jung
Jung viewed the mandala as an archetype of order and psychological wholeness, a framework often applied to modern interpretations of the form.
Object
tattooing
human skin
21st century
decorative
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