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Sidewalk Symmetry
Be careful walking, Mandala in progress. Encountered this in Union Square Park, always something going on there it seems. Joe Mangrum, an international artist, “paints” these installations with colored sand on sidewalks across the world. I don’t know what you have to imbibe, but with the right combination of natural substances and sweat lodge chanting, you will actually be able to hop-scotch. The hard part is trying to figure out where to toss your pebble. Do not be alarmed if the hop-scotch hopping resembles a whirling dervish.
It was interesting to see him work, stepping from spot to spot, and realizing the symmetry of the images in his mind upon the concrete .The symmetry is incredible, especially when you consider Mangrum created the picture in a rather crowded and busy public space. The image is as much a diagram as a complete picture. The sum and the parts are in a constant yet subtle conversation. We’re drawn to symmetry because if we can perceive an order, we can realize purpose. When we make sense of our world—see a system within nature—we then can organize our own mind with our personal mess of thoughts, ideas, beliefs and emotions. Mandalas resolve internal conflicts.. There is something electric—psychedelic in the best sense of the word—in the colors he uses. Catch it soon, rain’s coming tomorrow.
Be careful walking, Mandala in progress. Encountered this in Union Square Park, always something going on there it seems. Joe Mangrum, an international artist, “paints” these installations with colored sand on sidewalks across the world. I don’t know what you have to imbibe, but with the right combination of natural substances and sweat lodge chanting, you will actually be able to hop-scotch. The hard part is trying to figure out where to toss your pebble. Do not be alarmed if the hop-scotch hopping resembles a whirling dervish.
It was interesting to see him work, stepping from spot to spot, and realizing the symmetry of the images in his mind upon the concrete .The symmetry is incredible, especially when you consider Mangrum created the picture in a rather crowded and busy public space. The image is as much a diagram as a complete picture. The sum and the parts are in a constant yet subtle conversation. We’re drawn to symmetry because if we can perceive an order, we can realize purpose. When we make sense of our world—see a system within nature—we then can organize our own mind with our personal mess of thoughts, ideas, beliefs and emotions. Mandalas resolve internal conflicts.. There is something electric—psychedelic in the best sense of the word—in the colors he uses. Catch it soon, rain’s coming tomorrow.
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