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103 thoughts on “Joe Mangrum sand artist in Union Square”
Agree on your assessment of (1) the photography of these rare artistic gems and (2) the sand artistry itself. Can you imagine the dedication one must have to put everything you love into a piece of art, then realize that it has only a moment of appreciation before it disappears forever? I compare this act as a reflection of Nature in the sacrifice of a beautiful flower to procreate the species and/or food provision for another species’ survival. Awesome!
Yep it’s Rangoli and its very popular in India. You should see during festival season all front entrances of the houses are covered with colorful Rangolis. I used to do it when I was in my teens, not as good but loved it so much 🙂
This is sooooo cool. How did he do that? It reminds me of the chalk drawing in “Tangled.” I love that movie! I wonder how long he procrastinated before he actually did the project. It would take me weeks to get around to something that complicated! How long does this stuff last?
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yeah!
I love it!
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cool!
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This must have taken a long time to do!
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Very colorful.
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Reblogged this on fijifootprintz and commented:
Love the colours!!
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Reblogged this on carrielouisemichelle and commented:
So cool!
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That’s a beautiful Mandala!
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Reblogged this on Curiosidades na internet.
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Is that Union Square in New York. My son the artist who has a masters in art works at the Petco in the square… Chris
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L’ha ribloggato su Newsfanpage.
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mazing… 🙂
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Awesome. I am surprised I have not seen any sand artists in Boulder.
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Reblogged this on Living and Lovin.
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Reblogged this on yesty48 and commented:
thats so cool art i like it
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Looks like a star, but then each corner appears to have a lobster claw on the end-very unique!!!!
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How did you do that? Looks so cool!
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The other “points” look like rosebuds.
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Very creative
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art work on the street
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I love your pictures. I always wonder if you just stumble on to these things, or if you’re more observative than me.
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Agree on your assessment of (1) the photography of these rare artistic gems and (2) the sand artistry itself. Can you imagine the dedication one must have to put everything you love into a piece of art, then realize that it has only a moment of appreciation before it disappears forever? I compare this act as a reflection of Nature in the sacrifice of a beautiful flower to procreate the species and/or food provision for another species’ survival. Awesome!
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This is called ‘Rangoli’ in India and been done for thousands of years. Very intricate designs for having fun and bringing good feelings.
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This photo is beautiful! This is incredible talent – thanks for sharing!
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that’s amazing! 😀
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Only WOW!!!!!!!!
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Hat dies auf Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region! rebloggt.
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NIce!! 🙂
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amaging design
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Reblogged this on tiwarisonam1594.
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its realy beautiful design
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wooow..awsome
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Reblogged this on Jamii Kenya.
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It looks amazing… we call this type of art with sand powder as “Kolam ” or “Rangoli” in India…. 😀
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wow! its amazing! Wish I could see that for real!
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bellissimo..
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very beautiful
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This is just sand? Wow! I enjoy drawing every now and then, but this takes the cake, yo! I’m jealous of that skill.
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Yep it’s Rangoli and its very popular in India. You should see during festival season all front entrances of the houses are covered with colorful Rangolis. I used to do it when I was in my teens, not as good but loved it so much 🙂
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Reblogged this on Stormie's Mind.
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Love the neon-glowing edges, like crab claws! This really “grabbed” me!
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Such a wonderful talent! Thanks for sharing and adding some color into this gray autumnal day.
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its beautiful
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This is sooooo cool. How did he do that? It reminds me of the chalk drawing in “Tangled.” I love that movie! I wonder how long he procrastinated before he actually did the project. It would take me weeks to get around to something that complicated! How long does this stuff last?
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That’s gorgeous!!
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Pretty. Love the vibrant colors!
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Beautiful. Love the vibrant colors.
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Yes. That is what caught my eyes too!
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Very nice..I myself make this during the festive season at my house. we call it “Rangoli” ( a design with colors) here in India.
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Very nice indeed..I myself make this during the festive season at my house. we call it “Rangoli” ( a design with colors) here in India.
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Reblogged this on manncandace.
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amazing….. artist on the road, i’am like that….
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so beautifull..:-)
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I can draw a solid stick figure, I mean, if you want me to 🙂 but seriously the one thing I would change is my lack of artistic ability
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Reblogged this on Pixel Design and Print and commented:
So Creative!
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eso es a lo que yo llamo arte 🙂
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eso es a lo que yo llamo arte 🙂
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This is gorgeous. I love how bright the sand is compared to how chalk would have shown up.
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amazing
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Nice work Joe. Thanks for sharing!
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awesome
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i love art works down there.
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สวยมากๆๆ
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beautiful! Love the colors. And love that art is everywhere!!
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como lo han pintado
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Reblogged this on vintagefloralrandomness.
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Reblogged this on Listen to me.
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So cool!!
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i love it.. wau!
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Reblogged this on pelangi jingga.
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Reblogged this on Renee LeBouef and commented:
so sweet. get me to a bigger city.
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Cool
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Reblogged this on Outside The Box.
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Would take a lot of patience to do this. Very intricate!
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Reblogged this on As Above, So Below.
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Reblogged this @ waterplanetzone.wordpress.com
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Reblogged this on giftchitsika's Blog and commented:
This is nice
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Oh so beautiful! Thank goodness there’s a great photographer around to capture the image of fleeting environmental art!
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Reblogged this on mallancy's Blog and commented:
is ds a tatooooooo wonderfulll thing
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Reblogged this on Muhammad Gilang Gumilar.
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awesome and artistic!
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Reblogged this on rambleronthego and commented:
Wow, Incredible and that from sand. Who would have thought
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How does it not get damaged, or is there some device the artist uses to prevent the art he created from deteriorating?
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What kind of camera did you use?
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i love ur color scheme
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eso esta lindo se llama arte del bueno
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waw.. beautiful
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L’ha ribloggato su hotelsantaprisca.
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Reblogged this on g a l u r a m a n g l e and commented:
sip…..
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cool
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A star with crab- or lobster-like pincers!
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The sand man 🙂 there is one on union sq ny, ny
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If i’d read more, i would’ve noticed this was taken at union sq
lol hope you enjoyed your NY stay
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thats so amazing art i liked 🙂
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that is so cool
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It looks really great !!!!!!!!!!
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Reblogged this on ahbultler201 and commented:
this is pretty cool
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Reblogged this on Little black lies..
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Reblogged this on verasimons.
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Republicou isso em colagem liberdade.
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Está to guapo el dibujo ese en el suelo
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Reblogged this on 117.
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I remember meeting Joe 16 or 17 years ago and it’s been great seeing him stick to it and thrive. That sand is lucky.
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