Download Tibetan Art circa 1100 to present

Tibetan Art
circa 700 to present
• Tibetan art is a form
of Buddhist religious
art
• It is also influenced by
Oriental or Eastern
Art
• Noted for tankas or
scroll paintings and…
Mandalas
• Mandalas are circular symbols or
representations of the universe.
• They are filled with designs and patterns
• The colors are usually bright and jewellike.
• Many other cultures have also created
circular symbols like the Aztecs, Celts and
Navajos.
Mandalas
• Tibetan Design
Aztec Design
Tibetan Mandalas
Tibetan Sand Mandala
Sand Mandalas made by Monks are blown away when completed to
represent the impermanence of life, The ancient Mayans did the same.