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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Awful edition
19 Jan 2008
Format:Hardcover
I am really disappointed to see the poor edition of this book the images are not complete and they cut the buddhas over the head of the Goddesses, I have bought Celestial Gallery before and thought "Goddesses" will be of the same quality but it is very far from it.
The editors must take care that all the paintings' details appear correctly.
The editors must take care that all the paintings' details appear correctly.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Much Ado about "nothing"!!!!!!!
6 Aug 2008
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
In this case size doesnt matter, there is none of the range or diversity of the first version....not much variation.
Assuming you make it through to the end without being TARA-fried!!!!..you will find the size and color ends up being themes of Tara in what amounts to redundant tantric victorian wallpaper.
It leaves the realm of art and takes on a Buddhism gone Peter Max type of pop commercialism..... oh look another swirly over stylized Tara.
This must have been a very rushed commercial decision as we know the exceptional skill range of the artist involved.
Page after page of stylized designs...and not enough range or coverage of the complete pantheon .....a few gratuitous goddess tossed in, but none of the exceptional diversity of the first in this series.
Color quality has a waxy look so dont really know if this is a pure digital ink printing process....can have an almost over saturated waxy color at times.
If on the other hand Tara is your girl, then these will provide you with an endless supply of Taramate of the month glossy pinups....just a tad too slick leaving the realm of religion and entering the domain of victoriam tea room wallpaper. It almost has a calculated contrived aesthetic based on formula art and design.
Only two steps away from using paisley step and repeat patterns.
I am sure there will be an enormous amount of people who will love the huge size and over the top color.....so for that group it is a great book you wont be disappointed if you are a pop Buddhist.
I would not have misused a great artist this way.
But lets keep going as the great art skill is there and the concept is great.
So lets try this next time:
1) Do the complete Tibetan book of the Dead, all stages, all days, and focus more on the vast range of deities and not so much on ornamental stylization. Cut the size in half but increase the range, number, and diverstiy of images.
2) Tackle the complexity of the variation of zoomorphic deities in the Heruka late stages....communicate the energy of the theme not the cliche of tha artistic style.
3) Tone down the splash color and pick up more details and compositional variation.
4) Follow that up with the Kalachakra but break that down to the deities and symbols at all the layers.....and take a walk through the cemetaries.
The first book was great, this book is just too narrow and redundant.and over commercially stylized.
The first book seemed a more authentic attempt....
Actually my criticism is complimentary, I know there is greatness here....I think things like the book of the dead would push this into an area of a broader range of creativity.
Assuming you make it through to the end without being TARA-fried!!!!..you will find the size and color ends up being themes of Tara in what amounts to redundant tantric victorian wallpaper.
It leaves the realm of art and takes on a Buddhism gone Peter Max type of pop commercialism..... oh look another swirly over stylized Tara.
This must have been a very rushed commercial decision as we know the exceptional skill range of the artist involved.
Page after page of stylized designs...and not enough range or coverage of the complete pantheon .....a few gratuitous goddess tossed in, but none of the exceptional diversity of the first in this series.
Color quality has a waxy look so dont really know if this is a pure digital ink printing process....can have an almost over saturated waxy color at times.
If on the other hand Tara is your girl, then these will provide you with an endless supply of Taramate of the month glossy pinups....just a tad too slick leaving the realm of religion and entering the domain of victoriam tea room wallpaper. It almost has a calculated contrived aesthetic based on formula art and design.
Only two steps away from using paisley step and repeat patterns.
I am sure there will be an enormous amount of people who will love the huge size and over the top color.....so for that group it is a great book you wont be disappointed if you are a pop Buddhist.
I would not have misused a great artist this way.
But lets keep going as the great art skill is there and the concept is great.
So lets try this next time:
1) Do the complete Tibetan book of the Dead, all stages, all days, and focus more on the vast range of deities and not so much on ornamental stylization. Cut the size in half but increase the range, number, and diverstiy of images.
2) Tackle the complexity of the variation of zoomorphic deities in the Heruka late stages....communicate the energy of the theme not the cliche of tha artistic style.
3) Tone down the splash color and pick up more details and compositional variation.
4) Follow that up with the Kalachakra but break that down to the deities and symbols at all the layers.....and take a walk through the cemetaries.
The first book was great, this book is just too narrow and redundant.and over commercially stylized.
The first book seemed a more authentic attempt....
Actually my criticism is complimentary, I know there is greatness here....I think things like the book of the dead would push this into an area of a broader range of creativity.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful book
2 Jun 2008
Format:Hardcover
Beautiful book more than two feet tall! The pages can be detached for posters, although the opposite page has wonderful information about each Goddess.
This book is the same as ISBN 1932771972, although the cover art is a slightly different picture of White Tara. The version 1932771972 has 12 large, full-color Goddess cards included.
This book is the same as ISBN 1932771972, although the cover art is a slightly different picture of White Tara. The version 1932771972 has 12 large, full-color Goddess cards included.
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