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Title: Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Tasha on July 30, 2004, 11:51 AM
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/sandsicaf.wmv

I just found that video about an hour ago and just watched it now, and I was at a loss for words, it's beautiful, amazing, very cool and hard to describe so yeah. Turn off the lights and turn the sound up, it's so beautiful :D
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Grok on July 30, 2004, 12:33 PM
You are kidding right?  As far as sand art, he's on preschool level.  Have you seen the sand art created by the Tibetan monks?
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Tasha on July 30, 2004, 12:47 PM
No but i'm sure you have. Whether you like it or not, it's amazing and more than you could ever wish of doing.
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Soul Taker on July 30, 2004, 01:12 PM
That link has been in my AIM profile forever.  Oh yea, you hide from me on AIM!!  :P
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Tasha on July 30, 2004, 01:30 PM
I don't hide from you I just don't feel like talking -.-
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Hitmen on July 30, 2004, 02:37 PM
After a google search and seeing this (http://www.artnetwork.com/Mandala/gallery.html), I'm going to have to agree with grok, heh.
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Adron on July 30, 2004, 03:00 PM
I don't think the monks create ten drawings in ten minutes :P
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Tasha on July 30, 2004, 03:48 PM
Seriously, it takes them like a couple weeks to finish one thing while that guy made amazing drawings in less than a couple seconds
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Grok on July 30, 2004, 04:45 PM
Not even drawings, they are silouhettes.  This is one of those situations where "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" applies!  Glad you like it.  I'm not impressed.
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Tuberload on July 30, 2004, 04:48 PM
I am impressed by how fast he works moving from picture to picture.

Addition: As far as it being pre-school level, I think it is a little beyond that...
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Hazard on July 30, 2004, 05:52 PM
Quote from: Grok on July 30, 2004, 12:33 PM
You are kidding right?  As far as sand art, he's on preschool level.  Have you seen the sand art created by the Tibetan monks?

Those guys rule. Monks rule.
Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: Adron on July 31, 2004, 05:57 AM
Quote from: Grok on July 30, 2004, 04:45 PM
Not even drawings, they are silouhettes.  This is one of those situations where "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" applies!  Glad you like it.  I'm not impressed.

I'm impressed because of his improvisational capabilities - something is bound to go not exactly as expected when you're working with sand in that inexact way, and he pulls off a nice show for that audience.

The monks are doing precision work, but not as creative. They invest a lot of time into it, and it's very detailed and exact, but it's just not as "alive". It looks like cross-stitch.


Title: Re:Amazingly Beautiful
Post by: jigsaw on July 31, 2004, 12:31 PM
Grok Ive seen the Monks work in Grass  Valley near my house with my 50 year old hippie pool cleaner friend.. it was amazing.