Yarn and Stick Mandalas by Jay Mohler

North Carolina based artist Jay Mohler created these mandalas made of sticks and yarn for his series 'Ojos de Dios' or 'God’s Eye'.



"I starting making Ojos de Dios in my hippie days, back in the late 60’s, after seeing Ojos sent as part of an exhibit sent by the Dalai Lama of Tibet. These ojos from Tibet were almost exactly the same as ojos I’d seen earlier made by Hucholes in Mexico. Since then I’ve evolved my own work to 12-sided designs that I believe encompass patterns of many beliefs around the world.”



Jay not only sells his work, he also sells DIY kits for just under $30 for you to try making one :)















Check his website: www.ojos-de-dios.com/ and  Etsy store

Mandala Stone Art by Elspeth McLean

Canada-based artist Elspeth McLean creates these beautiful, bright colors paintings of mandalas on smooth round ocean stones that were found on beaches in New Zealand, using a tiny brush and acrylic paints.



“Painting is my way to find my 'happy place' and color is a way to express and celebrate the colors of my soul.”



“Looking at my art from over the years it is very evident that my art becomes like a storybook into my life- where I was, what I was doing, what inspired and interested me at that time.”





















Check her website: http://www.elspethmclean.com/

Prajñāpāramitā by Ye Hongxing

Beijing-based artist Ye Hongxing created a Mandala made from plastic toys, beads and stickers, called 'Prajñāpāramitā', which means the Buddhist concept of Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom.

Vegan Food Mandalas by Amalia Bussard

Maryland Institute College of Art senior Amalia Bussard created these beautiful food mandalas.



"Five years ago I began my “clean eating” journey. By removing unnatural and processed foods from my diet, I was introduced to the wonderful world of super foods. I was inspired by these foods, they were all so beautiful and vibrant in appearance, I considered each one to be a work of art in itself! I couldn’t help but arrange them in an artful way every time I’d make something to eat".



"This whole process of creating my bowls is meditative and very therapeutic for me, so I tend to do it everyday. Not to mention I'm left with a delicious and nourishing meal after I'm done!"



"About three months ago I decided to create an Instagram account called “The Wholesome Bowl”. Using food as my medium, I create vegan/vegetarian culinary art pieces, photograph them, and then share them with the world on a daily basis via Instagram. My drive to share these food art mandalas with the world stems from a deep desire to inspire people. With a little guidance, we are all capable of living a healthy, wholesome lifestyle!"





















Check her instagram

Source: boredpanda

Technological Mandala by Leonardo Ulian

Italian-born, London-based multimedia artist Leonardo Ulian solders computer components, circuitry and microchips to create these unique mandalas.



"With the Technological Mandala series I combined the suggestive and spiritual meaning of the Indian Mandalas with something that has been perceived as far from that sphere of influence, technology. The search of perfection as necessity within the electronics industry has stimulated my curiosity to produce this series of pieces in order to evocate that specific need."



"I wanted to show what has been hidden from the eyes of the consumer, representing electronic circuits as extraordinary objects where the perfection of the design can becomes almost something ethereal. The shapes and colors of the single components intrigued me for pure aesthetic reasons with the consequent loss of the actual functionality of the component itself."



"I liked the idea of combining different worlds such as spirituality and mandalas with technology and underlining the fact that electronic technology devices have become fundamental for our daily lives, almost something to worship."



"My circuits/ Mandalas do not activate lights or do other complicated function, but they simply function as stimulus to produce simple questions like: what will happen if a real electric current flows through the Circuit/Mandala?"



"I make the basic geometry design in a computer. I print the resulting image onto paper, and then I bring in countless electronic components—some recycled but most bought from online websites—to fill in the shape I have created. I spend hours online researching nice and colorful electronic components. The difficulty is that nowadays technology is moving toward miniaturizing the electronic components, and quite often they do not have any color code."



"I think of my mandalas as ephemeral gizmos, able to trigger the eyes and minds of the viewers with images and thoughts of any sort, but without taking it too seriously. I used the word ‘ephemeral’ because electronic technology is in a way impermanent. It is constantly changing and can become easily obsolete, like sand mandalas can be easily brushed away after days of work."


Technological mandala 42 - random relay from Leonardo Ulian on Vimeo.

Check his website: www.leonardoulian.it

Source: circuitcellar

Mandalas Painting by Amy Cheng

New York-based artist Amy Cheng creates these beautiful abstract, mandala (Sanskrit for "circle") inspired paintings.



“When I contemplate the energy of life force I think of cells and cell divisions, the universe forming itself out of dust, seeds blooming into plants, all which tend to emerge jewel-like, diaphanous, seductive and playful.”



"I used the circle within a square as a formal device to make centered, iconic images. Eventually I came to see that, although not strictly speaking devotional, the paintings do speak to the sacred, to the largeness of life, to being one with the universe."



"In retrospect I have come to see that I am creating what my friend, the artist Thomas Lyon Mills describes as worlds within worlds with the aim of revealing profound, contemplative, slow, truths."











Check her website: http://amychengstudio.com/