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Original filePhotograph of colored Mandalas Superimposed on top of one another in blues reds greens
This abstract composition is densely packed with radiating patterns, floral motifs, and repetitive geometric shapes such as triangles, dots, and semi-circular arcs. The color palette is highly saturated, utilizing vibrant primary and secondary colors including electric blues, deep reds, bright greens, and yellows. The composition features several distinct focal centers—circular motifs that overlap one another—creating a sense of layered depth and rhythmic visual complexity.
This work reflects the contemporary secular adoption of the mandala, a traditional meditative device originating in Hindu and Buddhist tantric practice, used to represent the cosmos or the enlightened mind.
Carl Jung
Connects to Jung's psychological interpretation of the mandala as a symbol of the self and the unconscious.
Object
drawing
paper
21st century
religious
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