MANDALAS

 Mandalas has religious and spiritual significance

mandala is taken from the Sanskrit language which can be roughly translated as “circle”. 

The mandala is used in a religious context for purposes of meditation 

and contemplating on the universe

The root of the mandala can be traced to Hinduism which formed an integral part of the design used in temples.

the Mandala is used across varied cultures and religious traditions to express their beliefs and visions. 

The Navajo Indians have developed medicine wheels and created sand mandalas to show the impermanence of life.

Synthetic Cubism

Synthetic Cubism grew out of Analytic Cubism

developed by Pablo Pic

asso and Georges Braqueand then copied by the Salon Cubists. 

work became more generalized, more geometrically simplified and flatter. Overlapping planes sometimes shared one color 

Synthetic Cubism lasted well into the Post-World War I period, influencing later 20th-century artists

 this painting is called "WEEPING WOMAN" by Picasso. It's one of my favorite from picasso.