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Picture 048, originally uploaded by helemax.
Picture 080, originally uploaded by helemax.
“Black Nana of the Three Graces”, originally uploaded by ~Jing.
fountain sculpture, Niki in the Garden, Atlanta Botanical Garden
miles, originally uploaded by romanlily.
The Niki in the Garden exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens is definitely worth the trouble for Atlanta guests and residents. Was really impressed with it during our visit yesterday. This is detail from her sculpture called Miles Davis.
Bird Statue, originally uploaded by h3lic3.
Niki De Saint Phalle
Installation in Escondido, California Sculpture Garden
Mosaic Entrance, originally uploaded by eecue.
Watts Towers 12, originally uploaded by wineaux.
watts07-gazebo, originally uploaded by RuTemple.
watts towers of simon rodia, originally uploaded by hornbuckle.
watts19-westup, originally uploaded by RuTemple.
“Located in south Los Angeles, in a community known as Watts, stands a monument to one man’s spirit, ingenuity, and determination. Built single-handedly by Simon Rodia over a period of 33 years, the Watts Towers consists of nine major sculptural forms made of steel and covered with mortar embedded with pieces of ceramic tile, pottery shards, sea shells, and broken glass. The tallest tower is nearly 100 feet high and contains the longest slender column of reinforced concrete in the world.” http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/watts/tower.html
Mosaic 2, originally uploaded by KatZaccaria.
Another incredible mosaic inside St. Peter’s Basilica.
Mosaic, St. Peter’s Basilica, originally uploaded by KatZaccaria.
A stunning mosaic inside the basilica.
Imagine, originally uploaded by jessamynnorth.
Beautiful Tribute to John Lennon, In Strawberry Fields in Central Park.
sougia 24, originally uploaded by BIMBEAR.
sougia, crete
Mosaic Art Source - pebble mosaic images archive
mosaic remnant, originally uploaded by pro cras.
Bikini Girls 1, originally uploaded by pro cras.
Bikini Girls 2, originally uploaded by pro cras.
La Scena Erotica, originally uploaded by pro cras.
perhaps the most (in)famous of the Piazza Armerina mosaics. Sicily
mosaic of the “unswept floor”, originally uploaded by pro cras.
real clever getting their dining room floor decorated to look like food was littered all over it
green mosaic, originally uploaded by tyggy.
red mosaic, originally uploaded by tyggy.
Gaudi detail - take 2, originally uploaded by aka_salaam.
fish mosaic, originally uploaded by flickr_soluna_arts.
, originally uploaded by DDanzig.
The Ascension Dome inside St. Mark’s Basilica, covered in 13th century gold mosaics depicting the New Testament. Each color is a micro-tile about the size of a pinky nail. There are literally millions of these tiles on every surface of the Basilica.
mosaic, originally uploaded by sarahracha.
Basilica Mosaic, originally uploaded by nethyb.
Gold Mosaic inside St. Marks, originally uploaded by Paul Turpin.
Torments of the damned, Torcello, originally uploaded by andreakkk.
Torcello cathedral stands on a lonely island far out in the Venetian lagoon. Its hidden treasure is the west wall mosaic showing the last judgement. Here, flames above, skulls and wriggling worms below.
P8090084, originally uploaded by James Macdonald.
Italy - 24, originally uploaded by Ben Northern.
Venice, originally uploaded by James Wheare.
Grave Mosaic, originally uploaded by simonk.
Mosaic grave, originally uploaded by simonk.
Basilica Mosaic… now with Bacon!, originally uploaded by moknits.
This is the best mosaic on the Basilica. It depicts how the Venetians stole the body of St. Mark out of Egypt. Legend has it that they put it in a basket (see the basket on the lower right?) full of bacon. Since the Muslims were anti-bacon (see the men in turbans holding their noses and turning away?), they didn’t inspect the basket too closely, and the Venetians were able to make off with the body. See them carrying the body away on the far right?
Hey, I didn’t write the tale, I’m just relaying it…
, originally uploaded by N/M/A.
mosaic detail, originally uploaded by midgeymoo.
mosaic from san marco’s facade, originally uploaded by midgeymoo.
mosaic from san marco’s facade, originally uploaded by midgeymoo.
mosaic from san marco’s facade, originally uploaded by midgeymoo.
, originally uploaded by muckster.