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Lion Mosaic, originally uploaded by Garelvirat.
The mosaic is located on a wall in an alleyway near High Street on the Aberdeen University campus in Aberdeen, Scotland. The red lion was the heraldric animal of the university’s founder, William Elphinstone.
Beach mosaic, originally uploaded by marymactavish.
On the concrete seawall (retaining wall? it’s the thingy that separates the beach below from the Great Highway above) at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, someone has adhered mosaic tile to the surface. I don’t know how long it’s been here. It seems to want to stay.
N Venice2, originally uploaded by stormy1970.
Mosaic2, originally uploaded by stormy1970.
Biennale di Architettura-Venezia06
Mosaic!
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
vitreous tile - square glass mosaic tiles most commonly 3/4″ x 3/4″ made in molds from glass paste. They have a smooth top but the bottom is keyed with ridges for better adhesion. m.a.s.mosaic glossary
Lower level, originally uploaded by laflaneuse.
Isaiah Zagar, philadelphia
more info on Isaiah Zagar, his mosaic workshops & Mosaic Book - Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens The Art of Isaiah Zagar
Level?, originally uploaded by laflaneuse.
Small courtyard, originally uploaded by laflaneuse.
Magic Gardens - Even this very narrow space is completely covered with his mosaics!
Through the entrance, originally uploaded by laflaneuse.
Isaiah Zagar: South Street Renaissance, a history of Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
A visual representation of something that happened here
“There are a few places created by an artists, craftsman, and architects through out the world that are preserved and protected because of their unique qualities as examples of an endeavor that we can not define but intuitively understand as representing a moment in time that transcends that time and is somehow exemplary of it. The Magic Garden’s of Philadelphia grew out of a unique set of circumstances …”
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens - “Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens is a 501(c)(3) corporation formed by artists and community members to promote and preserve the Art and legacy of Philadelphia Mosaic Mural Artist Isaiah Zagar.”
more info on Isaiah Zagar, his mosaic workshops & Mosaic Book - Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens The Art of Isaiah Zagar
Photo of Isaiah Zagar - the man
on the wall is “art is the center of the real world”, originally uploaded by misstori.
Isaiah Zagar, philadelphia
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