The Nazca Mandala
The Nazca Mandala paintings reflect man's need to explore, document and maintain for posterity the metaphysical and physical “truths” of the universe. The form comes from an actual geometric glyph scratched 1,500 years ago by the long forgotten Nazca people onto the dry desert highland plains of Peru. So large in scale, that they can not be seen from the ground, the existence of the lines had fallen from the consciousness of man until the 1930’s when they were rediscovered from airplanes flying high above them.
Mandala in Four Parts
Acrylic on Four Panels
32” square
To view the actual Nazca Mandala on Google Earth:
enter ‘Nazca Lines’ in the ‘Fly To’ slot. This will take you to the Nazca lowlands, where some of the more familiar patterns are. To the North West you will find the Mandala that these paintings are based upon. It is located at:
14 degrees, 38 minutes 39 seconds South by
75 degrees, 10 minutes, 17 seconds West
It is always the case that once an artwork leaves the artist’s hands he relies upon what the viewer brings to the work for the final interpretation. Like the Nazca lines, left 1,500 years ago on the plains of Peru, an artist leaves the completion of art to the minds and senses of those who see it. Like an archeologist or anthropologist who finds a piece of bone or a shard of pottery, there is an act of discovery of these scraps of color, text and form.
There is a sense of adventure within these paintings, a playful endeavor to delve into the ancient and mysterious worlds of geometry and science to understand how our thoughts may have progressed through the ages.
Nazca Matrix
Acrylic on Four Panels
24 3/8” x 24”
Nazca Highland Mandala
Acrylic on Canvas
48 1/4” x 36”
