sand painting
Sandpainting is the art of pouring colored sands, powdered pigments from minerals or crystals, and pigments from other natural or synthetic sources onto a surface to make a fixed, or unfixed sand painting. Unfixed sand paintings have a long established cultural history in numerous social groupings around the globe, and are often temporary, ritual paintings prepared for religious or healing ceremonies. It is also referred to as drypainting.
Drypainting is practiced by Native Americans in the Southwestern United States, by Tibetan and Buddhist monks, as well as Australian Aborigines, and also by Latin Americans on certain Christian holy days.
In modern days, sandpainting is most often practiced during Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico and the United States. Streets are decorated with sand paintings that are later swept away, symbolizing the fleeting nature of life. Of note are the sandpaintings done during the Seattle Dia De Muertos Festival, but the most exciting development has been the Performance Art of Sand Animation which has created a new wave of younger artists and also revived interest in all types of sand painting.
Present-day sand painting techniques
With a huge surge of interest in craft subjects having a serious environmental slant and a spate of craft magazines encouraging readers to try it for themselves, permanent sand painting skills have improved dramatically the quality and variety of work available in this medium and has resulted in its being included on the recently created 'Wikicollecting' site. The environmental aspects of a craft with which one can compose such quirky creations have much to commend them to a wider, more appreciative audience, and with the exception of the nontoxic adhesives used, all the work shown below consists of re-cycled and found materials and no preparatory drawing is made. Dry naturally occurring oxidised and mineral-charged coloured sands, perhaps with the addition of powdered charcoal to widen the palette, are sprinkled through a sieve or 'drawn' with a paper funnel onto the area of the picture being worked on, and then blended in - either with a discarded feather 'brush' or gently blown into position with a drinking straw before being permanently fixed to a plywood offcut which is used as a 'canvas'. Having been allowed to dry, the sand painter moves on to the next section of the picture. Any minor adjustments or snags are sorted before the work is given a final coat of varnish which intensifies the depth of colour but without the disadvantage of surface reflection which occurs in the case of many oil paintings.
Drypainting is practiced by Native Americans in the Southwestern United States, by Tibetan and Buddhist monks, as well as Australian Aborigines, and also by Latin Americans on certain Christian holy days.
In modern days, sandpainting is most often practiced during Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Mexico and the United States. Streets are decorated with sand paintings that are later swept away, symbolizing the fleeting nature of life. Of note are the sandpaintings done during the Seattle Dia De Muertos Festival, but the most exciting development has been the Performance Art of Sand Animation which has created a new wave of younger artists and also revived interest in all types of sand painting.
Present-day sand painting techniques
With a huge surge of interest in craft subjects having a serious environmental slant and a spate of craft magazines encouraging readers to try it for themselves, permanent sand painting skills have improved dramatically the quality and variety of work available in this medium and has resulted in its being included on the recently created 'Wikicollecting' site. The environmental aspects of a craft with which one can compose such quirky creations have much to commend them to a wider, more appreciative audience, and with the exception of the nontoxic adhesives used, all the work shown below consists of re-cycled and found materials and no preparatory drawing is made. Dry naturally occurring oxidised and mineral-charged coloured sands, perhaps with the addition of powdered charcoal to widen the palette, are sprinkled through a sieve or 'drawn' with a paper funnel onto the area of the picture being worked on, and then blended in - either with a discarded feather 'brush' or gently blown into position with a drinking straw before being permanently fixed to a plywood offcut which is used as a 'canvas'. Having been allowed to dry, the sand painter moves on to the next section of the picture. Any minor adjustments or snags are sorted before the work is given a final coat of varnish which intensifies the depth of colour but without the disadvantage of surface reflection which occurs in the case of many oil paintings.
famous artist
Many of you have perhaps already seen the spectacular sand art performance by Kseniya Simonova, winner of Ukraine’s Got Talent (2009), whose video went viral on YouTube with over 23 million viewers to date.
Very few people, however, are aware of the inspiring story of Simonova’s life and how she came to be known as “The Lady of the Sand”.
From a three-year old who saw beautiful, amazing pictures in her dreams to a brilliant student who excelled in fine art, poetry, literature, and psychology, attending two universities at once with a six-month old baby and then writing a highly-applauded thesis on a bilingual magazine project which later became her own business, Kseniya Simonova’s exceptional talent and hard work is the foundation for her success.
Simonova never dreamed she’d become a sand artist, and when she began practicing, she nearly gave it up. But she persevered, caring for a household and her baby by day and training every night from 10pm to 4am until she mastered the medium. Read the full story on her website and be inspired: The Lady of the Sand
In the semi-final of Ukraine’s Got Talent, Simonova wanted to perform a sand story about the Great Patriotic War, in memory of the fallen soldiers who saved her county from the Nazis. The producers preferred a more popular theme, but Simonova wanted to bring something “immortal” to the show. The performance was called, “You Are Always Nearby”, a story about a young couple separated by a war in which the soldier is tragically killed, but returns in spirit to watch over his wife and child.
Very few people, however, are aware of the inspiring story of Simonova’s life and how she came to be known as “The Lady of the Sand”.
From a three-year old who saw beautiful, amazing pictures in her dreams to a brilliant student who excelled in fine art, poetry, literature, and psychology, attending two universities at once with a six-month old baby and then writing a highly-applauded thesis on a bilingual magazine project which later became her own business, Kseniya Simonova’s exceptional talent and hard work is the foundation for her success.
Simonova never dreamed she’d become a sand artist, and when she began practicing, she nearly gave it up. But she persevered, caring for a household and her baby by day and training every night from 10pm to 4am until she mastered the medium. Read the full story on her website and be inspired: The Lady of the Sand
In the semi-final of Ukraine’s Got Talent, Simonova wanted to perform a sand story about the Great Patriotic War, in memory of the fallen soldiers who saved her county from the Nazis. The producers preferred a more popular theme, but Simonova wanted to bring something “immortal” to the show. The performance was called, “You Are Always Nearby”, a story about a young couple separated by a war in which the soldier is tragically killed, but returns in spirit to watch over his wife and child.
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