Dance of Energy, Tantric Paintings from Rajasthan
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These small paintings on found paper are made anonymously in India (esp in Rajasthan) by practitioners of tantraism
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to represent and embody fundamental aspects of Tantra, a vast and complex spiritual and philosophical practice.
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Meditating on these images stimulates specific mental and/or spiritual experiences that are part of Tantric teachings
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They have a history of being coveted as decorative objects and abstract art both in India and in the West.
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They depict deities as geometric, vividly hued shapes, clear departure from Tantric art’s more-known figurative style
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They also resonate uncannily with lineages of twentieth-century art as well as with much painting today
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