This photograph is of a mandala stenciled on the sidewalk. I've seen it nearly every day for a year and every time it brings me joy.
The term mandala (Sanskrit for "circle," or "completion"), is variously used to describe Hindu, Buddhist or other religious art-objects; mandala has also become a term for any plan, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically, a microcosm of the universe from the human perspective. A mandala may be used during meditation as an object for focusing attention. Depicting one's personal mandala in pictorial form can help one visualize the state of one's spiritual life.
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This is an open edition print. It is professionally printed on matte-finish Fuji Crystal Archive paper, that, quoth the lab, "with its 108 year rating ... will last for generations to come." Each print is inspected and approved by me prior to listing, and is signed & dated on the back.
The image itself is 5.5 x 8 inches, printed on 8 x 10 paper for a nicely-sized white border. It does not need to be matted to be framed, though it can be.
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