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MIA – Tibetan Sand Painting

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MIA – Tibetan Sand Painting, originally uploaded by timbu.

Matthew and I went to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts to celebrate Buddha’s Party.

The number one thing I wanted to see was the Tibetan Sand Painting exhibition. I have seen pictures of sand paintings, but never saw one being painted. I was surprised by how three dimensional the piece was.

Sand paintings like this have always captured my imagination as the are traditionally swept up when complete, making them ephemeral – like life. I also like how utterly fragile the piece is, one sneeze could destroy hours of work.

This even was one of the best events at the MIA I have attended. There were lots of activities for kids of all ages and the special exhibitions were really interesting.

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