Purple Journal_124
Item
- Title
- Purple Journal_124
- Alternative Title
- Purple Journal
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- The page is a double-sided spread in a journal. The left side features photographs of Mahakala and Milarepa sculptures, accompanied by text descriptions. The right side contains a black background with white text that reads, "With no air to carry sound, light is the language of the cosmos." The medium appears to be a combination of printed text and photographs.
- Identifier
- 016_061717-122517_purple_journal
- Dates Completed
- June 17, 2017 - Dec. 25, 2017
- Keywords
- Purple; Prince; June 7; Blank journal; Barnes and Noble; 2016–2017; Trump election; 29 Pieces; Funding crisis; Board realities; Come to Jesus moment; Remote work; Gut punches; Dana moves; Emotional loss; Political uncertainty; Life necessities; Calling the angels; Unshakeable faith; State of Contentment; Sacred feminine; Tramadol; Pleasing Daddy; Embodying HER; Yayoi Kusama; Frida Kahlo; Missing Barbara Boster; Mantrams for Trump; Anger chart; Charlottesville; Compassionate Path; Critical Path; Chronic hip pain; Angst and joy; Friendship and forgiveness; NYC trip; Times Square BID; Women artists; Left vs. right hand writing; No backyard studio
- Transcription
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RITUALS FOR MAHAKALA (MAHAKALA PUJA)
Mahakala is a powerful, wrathful Buddhist protector deity who removes obstacles, both internal and external. In the Mahakala Puja the deity is propitiated and the accompanying music aligns with his character, as the music is an offering that should be pleasing to the deity. The recording heard here has a fierce quality, featuring a rapid tempo and multilayered rhythms of drums and cymbals amid blaring horns and dynamic vocal chants.
Tibet; 15th century; filt copper alloy with semiprecious stones; Rubin Museum of Art; C2003 10.3 (HAR 65228)
Sound: Monks of Karma Raja Maha Vihar Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal; courtesy of Michael Monhart, Bernart Keikamp, and Karma Raja Maha Vihar Monastery
MILAREPA (1040-1123)
This exquisite sculpure depicts the eleventh-century poet and saint Milarepa listening attentively while singing. From an early age he was known for his beautiful voice, and later in life, as a guru, he would sing spontaneously composed songs (gur) to pass on Buddhist teachings to his disciples. To this day his songs remain among the mose famous gur in Tibetan Buddhism. The composer Éliane Radigue, whose collaboration with Laetita Sonami and Bob Bielecki Le Corps Sonore emanates from the ceiling and staircase, composed several pieces devoted to him, including the album Songs of Milarepa.
Central Tibet; 15th-16th century; parcel gilt silver with gilt bronze base; long-term loan from Nyingjei Lam Collection; L2005.9.62 (HAR 68492)
With no air to carry sound, light is the language of the cosmos. - Rights
- To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
- Is Part Of
- Purple Journal
- Relation
- Image Gallery