Symmetries

As weird as it can get, we can also create Mandala art with human bodies!

Fence pattern is also a form of border pattern. In Central Park, the wooden fences were constructed in symmetrical ways for both aesthetic and architectural purposes. Symmetrical shapes are often more robust than asymmetrical ones.

Mandala is also a common symbol for tattoos. The images above features a series of multi-layered mandala arts.

Symmetry can often be found in nature. In the image above, the mint leaves have naturally grown to be symmetric to each other.

There are many forms of Mandala arts out there. Animal Mandala is a specific genre of it. This form of Mandala features animals as the sub-sectors that defines Mandala. I think it’s very cute.

Some of the most beautiful symmetries can be found on the wings of butterflies. Butterflies developed such flamboyant colors and figures for many reasons. One of which is to create a camouflage to protect themselves from predators. Some other species of butterflies developed such brilliant colors to be used in courtship, so that the same species can recognize each other. Finally, certain poisonous butterflies developed colorful patterns to warn prevent predators from eating them by accident.

Not all mandalas are artificially constructed for artistic purposes; they can be constructed naturally as well. The two flowers above have each formed a mandala-image. The petals and stigmas have effectively separated the structure into several sections, and thus they have naturally constructed a mandala of its own.