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Nek Chand has stirred the imagination of rich and poor and persons of all races and nations, regardless of their beliefs. It is a mixture of folk-art and provocative plastic forms of all shapes and sizes, blended in a natural and most imaginative environment created by the Master of Arts.

Going through the narrow passages one can experience sudden surprises of beautifully landscaped open spaces articulated by sculptures reminding you of Henry Moore. Nek Chand’s architectural and engineering innovations have the touch of Antonio Gaudi.


Nek Chand rock garden picassiette mosaic birds sculpture - india - blaighnid
Of course, Nek Chand is unaware of such big names or their works!


Nek Chand Garden mosaic birds pebble rock sculpture wall on Flickr - Uri Zer aviV

Nek Chand picassiette mosaic goose garden sculpture - fiercetigress

Nek Chand picassiette & pebble mosaic garden sculpture - mirthwood

The only dream Nek Chand was not aware of was that one day he would rank among the great masters and would receive unmatched recognition and the most prestigious awards.


Nek Chand - Rock Garden Art walls stones pebble mosaic on Flickr - rougetete

Nek Chand picassiette mosaic peacock garden sculpture- fiercetigress

NNek Chand picassiette mosaic garden sculpture - rougetete

Nek Chand is far greater than his creations.


Nek Chand picassiette mosaic horse garden sculpture - fiercetigress

Dog mosaic sculpture, Picassiette Rock Garden Chandigarh, India - Dey

Nek Chand Rock Garden Art sculpture pebbles on Flickr - Carol Mitchell

He does not speak much, but his creations speak volumes for him. M.N. Sharma - Nek Chand Foundation



Nek Chand pebble mosaic bear garden sculpture - fiercetigress

Nek Chand pebble mosaic animal garden sculpture - fiercetigress

Nek Chand outsider art mosaic and elephant garden sculpture - pashasha

Nek Chand india outsider art mosaic garden sculpture - Ant Smith

Animaldom at Rock Garden on Flickr - Two little Shutterbugs

More mosaic animals on Flickr - Two little Shutterbugs

Nek Chand india outsider art mosaic animal sculpture - fiercetigress

Nek Chand india outsider art mosaic dog sculpture - pedroquintelaborges


Ceramic tigers on Flickr - Two little Shutterbugs

Wooden monkeys mosaic outsider art on Flickr - Indian Curry


Monkey see, monkey do on Flickr - Two little Shutterbugs


Monkey sculpture Nek Chand india outsider art
- Ant Smith

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Cover mosaic by Lucio Colusso (Italy)

What is the Mosaic Art Yearbook?


Stéphanie Chatelet (France)

The 2007 Edition of the Mosaic Art Yearbook is a celebration of the incredible diversity and creativity of contemporary mosaic art.


Piotr Czapracki (Poland)

This exceptional art form, rich in thousands of years of tradition, is exploding with new ideas and approaches.


left to right: Judy Breau (Canada), Gary Drostle (UK), Will de Vries (The Netherlands)

This CD gallery is one of the largest collections of contemporary mosaics ever assembled.


Shug Jones (USA)

Mosaic Art 3 contains 1111 high-resolution color photographs of mosaics created in 2007 by artists worldwide. The CD is compatible with both PC and Macintosh computers.


Left to right: Laura Rendlen (USA), Richard FREY (France), Sophie Drouin (Canada)

Realistic 3D page-flipping gives you a natural and intuitive viewing experience as you move from one mosaic to the next. A Table of Contents and Index help you locate specific artists.


left to right: Arlene Piarulli (Italy), Helen Bodycomb (Australia), Ingrid Pisano (USA)

Mosaic Art 3
is a testament to the renaissance of the incredible art form that is mosaic. This collection will educate and inspire those new to contemporary mosaic art as well as those who have already discovered the wonder and magic of mosaic.


Brooks Tower (USA), Lynne Chinn (USA), Jinet Mosaique (Canada)

Mosaic Art Source would like to extend a special thanks to Bill Buckingham, creator of the Mosaic Art Yearbook, for his seemingly endless dedication to the Art of Mosaic.

I was going to email Bill personally to let him know how much we appreciate his work but just found this message on his site:

“We are out rock-hounding during the next couple of days and hope to find some great new stones to add to our collection… Rock on!” Mosaic Rocks

I always wondered what he did in his spare time…. ;-)


left to right: Michael Welch & Bill Buckingham Rock! - mosaicartsource

Actually, I have no idea how he does it all!  Bill also owns & operates Mosaic Rocks, hosts Mosaic Atlas, takes care of the web design over at SAMA, is a SAMA board member & a fine mosaicist himself.

So Bill, I won’t disturb you… hope you enjoy your downtime & if you happen upon this, “Thank you & keep on Rock’n!”

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Mirrored Mosaic Horse Disco Ball on Flickr - glub

Horse Mosaic Monument Cimetiere de Passy Paris, France on Flickr - Claudecf


horse mosaic chagall four seasons, originally uploaded by kellyhafermann.


horse mosaic on Flickr - flx_brn


Mosaic Shire Horses based on a Judy Woods original on Flickr - mosaicman2004


Horse mosaic Chinatown Vancouver, BC Canada on Flickr - mag3737


Black horse. mosaic berlin, germany on Flickr - gak


Roman Horse mosaic in Ostia Antica historic port of Rome on Flickr - Nofelete

Roman Horse Mosaic Istanbul, Turkey on Flickr - Ken and Nyetta

Small Horse Mosaic Bardo museum Tunis on Flickr - Ken and Nyetta

Roman Mosaic Hippocamp and Icthyocentaur on Flickr - Piedmont Fossil’sThis decorative mosaic pavement comes from Daphne, a suburb of the ancient Roman city of Antioch in present-day Turkey. The full panorama shows (from left to right) a nereid (sea nymph), a hippocamp (winged horse), a bearded icthyocentaur (Triton) and a second nereid (sea nymph).naturally colored stone mosaic
POSSEDION, OCEANOS AND TETHYS MOSAICOs Deuses das Águas.This mosaic which is estimated to be floor of a pool or a dining room.The most important gods of the sea are pictured. At the top Possedion can be seen riding a creature called Hippocam which has the head and front legs of a horse and is a fish at the back. Possedion holds a pitchfark. In the lowerpart of the mosaic another sea god Oceanos and Tethys which symbolizes Femaleness in the seas are pictured. The rest of the mosaic is decorated by various sea animals.


O Cavalo de Poseidon Gaziantep Museum Zeugma, Turkey Mosaic on Flickr - History
At the top Posseidon can be seen riding a creature called Hippocam which has the head and front legs of a horse and is a fish at the back

 


Shih-Tsu mosaic dog on Flickr - ari kokomosaico


Shih-Tsu mosaic dog on lime base - ari kokomosaico

Dog Parade Mosaic Chihuahua on Flickr - Flavio Pastor


Dog Mosaic Chihuahua on Flickr - Photo Sharing!


SICIS Tile -The Art Mosaic Factory on Flickr - shunzan


Mosaic Dog on Flickr - by OrchidArts


Funny Mosaic Dog on Flickr - domar


Tracking a mosaic cat - mosaic dog on Flickr - Verb My Noun


Payne Avenue mosaic pet dog on Flickr - thekidds


mosaico palencia dog out on Flickr - Edu-im

walls of a 19th century local casino in the main street of Palencia, a medium-sized city in Spain.


Dog Medallion Mosaic of Wanda on Flickr - electra-cute

For all my outdoor projects that hang I use 1/2″ plexiglass. Anything thinner can bend so 1/2″ is the thinnest I would go. Spray a glass “frosting” product on the back or use an opaque plexi. The only problem with opaque is that the light can’t pass through the beautiful glass

The only adhesive that I found which works on all surface to surface adhesion is Weldbond and it dries totally clear and waterproof and is flexible to handle the elements.

This piece has been in our garden from 100 degrees down to 15 degrees in Oregon for 4 years now and doing great.


Mosaic Dog Vancouver, BC on Flickr - mag3737


Mosaic Beware of Dog Pompeii on Flickr - the_cha


afghan dog on wheels Milan, Itlay on Flickr - ninaduckling


Putto chasseur, Musée du Louvre on Flickr - Antiquite Tardive

Musée du Louvre, Denon, entresol, Egypte romaine, Salle A


cave canem mosaic copy on Flickr - ari kokomosaico


sea-tac airport mosaic columns on Flickr - by mjanean


mosaic column on Flickr - by shannonb


mosaic column on Flickr - by brewbooks


The Naturalist’s Day on Flickr - by brewbooks

The Naturalist’s Day
May 2004
By Joanne Hammer


mosaic deer detail on Flickr - by mjanean


The Naturalist’s Day Mosaic on Flickr - by brewbooks


mosaic dog detail on Flickr - by mjanean


mosaic deatail on Flickr - by mjanean


Seattle Seattle international terminal airport columns on Flickr - by marypcb


Awesome mosaic tree on Flickr - by Aaron Gustafson


mosaic redwood tree column on Flickr - by shannonb



mosaic redwood on Flickr - by myjanean


green tile on Flickr - by shannonb


paradise floral mosaic on Flickr - by mjanean

Paradise March, 2004
Juan Alonso


floral mosaic on Flickr - by mjanean


Paradise flower mosaic on Flickr - by brewbooks


Roaring Mosaic Column on Flickr - by brewbooks

Roaring March, 2004
Robert Yoder


seatac mosaic column on Flickr - by cap’n cyril


In Memory of My Father, Nai-Ling Cheng on Flickr - by brewbooks

In Memory of My Father, Nai-Ling Cheng
May, 2004
by Amy Cheng


In Memory of My Father, Nai-Ling Cheng on Flickr - by brewbooks


column dragon on Flickr - by shannonb

Mosaic Columns - Sea-Tac Airport Concourse A

Nine artists designed the mosaic images for these architectural columns that begin at the entryway to the south checkpoint and flow into Concourse A. The designs were created by artists Juan Alonso, Rudy Autio, Marlene Bauer, Amy Cheng, Sam Gilliam, Peter de Lory, Joanne Hammer, Robert Yoder and Susan Zoccola. Stephen Miotto, of Miotto Mosaics, translated the designs into hand-cut glass and stone tessarae mosaics.

 


sometimes it is hard to see an artist in his work, originally uploaded by tilo driessen.

Fabrice turning his four-year old mural into a mosaic. His coat, a stand-out almost anywhere, blends into the background.


Kunstfabriek Mozaiek on Flickr - Photo Sharing! KennethVerburg.nl


Fabrice Mosaic (3) on Flickr - by Queer Fish


Kunstfabriek Mozaiek on Flickr - KennethVerburg.nl

Mozaïek op Marie Heinekenplein on Flickr - [nl] [carre]


Mosaic Penguin on Flickr - by Queer Fish


Fabrice Mosaic (2) on Flickr - by Queer Fish


mosaic on Flickr - groen65


Kunstfabriek Mozaiek on Flickr - KennethVerburg.nl


Heinekenplein - Amsterdam (Netherlands) on Flickr - Meteorry

Fabrice (far left) at work with glass and ceramic tiles at the Heinekenplein (Ferdinand Bolstraat) in the Pijp in Amsterdam

Who is Fabrice?

Fabrice is one of the true street art pioneers in Amsterdam, he was doing figurative art in the streets back in the late 70s.

Here he’s working on an impressive mosaique at Heineken Plein, ‘Het Kompas’. It symbolizes the world itself and is a working compass guiding you north, south, east & west. The figures tell a story about each geographical direction.

Mosaic Art Source - mosaic murals archive


When pigs fly mosaic
, originally uploaded by thekidds


A speaker for every car mosaic on Flickr - by thekidds


Oldsmobile mosaic car on Flickr - by thekidds


Lala’s poodle mosaic on Flickr - by thekidds


Payne Avenue pets mosaic on Flickr - by thekidds


The Stringer’s cat mosaic on Flickr - by thekidds

Part of Jean Graham’s “Wall of Welcome” mosaic project in the Crestview Neighborhood. The artist is providing mosaic lessons and supplies and the Crestview residents (and others) are following her plan and some are making their own designs. It’s on a brick wall about 5 feet tall. There are individual square designs along the top of the master mural. A work in progress.


Galla Placidia Mausoleum on Flickr - by James Macdonald

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a highly important Byzantine mausoleum in Ravenna, Italy. It is one of the eight structures in Ravenna that were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996. As the UNESCO experts reasoned, “it is the earliest and best preserved of all mosaic monuments, and at the same time one of the most artistically perfect”.


mausoleum of Galla Placidia on Flickr - by saintpeg


Mausoleu de Gal·la Placídia, Ravenna on Flickr - by Sebastia Giralt

Built in 425-430 AD, the structure is designed in the shape of a Greek cross, and has a cupola that is entirely in mosaics, representing eight apostles and symbolical figures of doves drinking from a vessel. The other four apostles are represented on the vaults of the transverse arm; over the door is a representation of Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd, young, beardless, with flowing hair, and surrounded by sheep; opposite, there is a subject that is interpreted as representing Saint Lawrence. Thin, translucent panels of stone admit light into the structure through the windows.


Galla Placidia Mausoleum, Ravenna on Flickr - by breic


galla placidia interior on Flickr - by designucdavis

The building contains three sarcophagi; the largest is said to have been that of Galla Placidia, and that her embalmed body was deposited there in a sitting position, clothed with the imperial mantle; in 1577, however, the contents of the sarcophagus were accidentally burned. The sarcophagus to the right is attributed to Emperor Valentinian III or to Galla Placidia’s brother, Emperor Honorius. The one on the left is attributed to Galla Placidia’s husband, Emperor Constantius III. In fact this building was the oratory of a wider church: the Holy Cross.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Colours on Flickr - by James Macdonald


Mosaic Inside on Flickr - by pietroizzo

The inside is relatively small and extremely simple. The mausoleum was intended from the very start to be covered with mosaics, and these are the oldest in Ravenna. The eye is seduced by the brilliance of the colours, which mask the architecture and create an illusionistic effect.

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia - Ravenna, Italy - Great Buildings Online


Mausoleum of Galla Placidia on Flickr - by Rosy Hunt


Mosaics Stars Mausoleo di Galla Placidia Ravenna on Flickr - by blu_blue


Mausoleo di Galla Placidia on Flickr - by Arrigo Ceramista


Mosaic detail on Flickr - by vanalledag


Dettagli sottarco Mausoleo Galla Placidia on Flickr - by Arrigo Ceramista


Mosaic tiles on Flickr - by James Macdonald

Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:

mosaic glossary image - smalti smalti

smalto (pl. smalti) - smalti is characterized by its dazzling range of brilliant opaque colors. Smalti is prepared by adding crystalline material (corpo) and coloured material (anima) to the colourless or coloured fused glass. Smalti is literally available in thousands of colors, is a very stable glass, easy to cut and very durable. m.a.s. mosaic glossary

Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:

gold leaf tesserae - mosaic gold gold leaf tesserae (mosaic gold)

gold leaf tesserae (mosaic gold) - 24k gold-leaf tesserae are made up of a glass support layer (usually transparent, at times opaque red or coloured) less than one centimetre thick. The 24k gold metal leaf is then sandwiched between the support and a thin protective glass layer (the cartellina). In tesserae the colour shade is determined by the purity of the metal, the thickness of the leaf, the colour, if any, of the cartellina and of the support. m.a.s.mosaic glossary


Nature & Geometry, originally uploaded by pietroizzo.


mosaic park near the drive, originally uploaded by kabu.

Mosaic Creek Park

Artist/ Facilitator: Glen Anderson & Marina Szijarto

This park was developed by the Britannia Neighbours, a group who envisioned a public green space in the place of three vacant lots. The project was sponsored by Britannia Neighbours Community Group. Originally, neighbourhood input indicated a desire for a stream to run through the park. When this proved impractical, a stream of mosaics was proposed as a metaphor for community. Artists Glen Anderson and Kristine Germann worked with project co-ordinator Sarah White to run workshops with area residents and school classes. Over 300 community members created individual mosaics to complete the path which wends its way diagonally across this small park. Other community artworks and features of the park include a pebble mosaic boarded herb garden, designed and coordinated by Glen Anderson and Marina Szijarto, specially designed wooden benches with text scrolled into them, and a basalt pillar play area designed by Sarah White.


mosaic creek on Flickr - by kabu


mosaic britannia neighbors on Flickr - by Kabu


mosaic detail on Flickr - by Kabu

Technical Details (taken from Britannia Art Site Inventory (June, 2002)) The main section of the Creek is approximately 80 feet long and 5 feet wide. There are two shorter sections, each about 10 feet long. Each section is made from individual mosaic designs set into a concrete base. Individuals or groups of participants were given a shape cut from an overall template of the creek. The shapes, when re-assembled, gave a connected visual wave pattern. Participants glued whole and broken tile to netting for later installation, piece by piece and section by section. Wellbond Concrete-Compatible glue was used to secure the tile to the mesh. Thin-Set was used to attach the pieces to the concrete base. The entire creek was then grouted using regular exterior grout.

Creative Communities.ca Project Page Home


The owl and the pussycat went to sea on Flickr - by Cucurbit Lover


Mosaic salmon on Flickr - by Cucurbit Lover


Tiles & leaves on Flickr - by Cucurbit Lover


mosaic detail on Flickr - by Cucurbit Lover


Glimpse of Petra Treasury on Flickr - by charlietyack

Where is Petra?
Petra is a spectacular ancient Nabataean city in western Jordan. With massive façades that have been carved entirely out of the existing red sandstone, Petra’s magnificent temples and tombs are like no other religious buildings in the world, and the surrounding rugged landscape dotted with historical sites are a hiker’s paradise.

Petra has been a city of great religious significance both in ancient times and today. First, it has a number of connections with the Old Testament: the nearby Ain Mousa (Spring of Moses) is believed to be where Moses struck a rock with his staff to extract water and Aaron is said to have died in the Petra area and been buried on what is today the sacred site atop Jabal Haroun (Mount Aaron). Later, the city built by the Nabataeans was packed with tombs, temples, sanctuaries and altars to their gods. And in its last years, Petra was the home of several Byzantine churches.

Petra, Jordan - Sacred Destinations Travel Guide


Petra church mosaic floor on Flickr - by fee6ee

Amidst Petra’s ancient temples is a Byzantine church dating from the 5th and 6th centuries. Still being excavated, Petra Church contains some extraordinary mosaics.


Detail of the Petra church mosaics on Flickr - by fee6ee

The Petra Church seems to have first been built over Nabataean and Roman remains around 450 AD. It may have been a major 5th- and 6th-century cathedral, which is intriguing given the other evidence of Petra’s decline after a 363 AD earthquake.


Petra church mosaic detail on Flickr - by anilegna


Petra church mosaic detail on Flickr - by anilegna


mosaic floor detail on Flickr - by anilegna

How old are the mosaics of Petra?

When first constructed around 450, the church had only one apse and an entrance porch. The Mosaic of the Seasons in the southern aisle is from this period. In 500-50 AD, the church was remodeled. Two side apses were installed and the two-story atrium built. The nave was paved and the chancel screens, a pulpit, and wall mosaics were installed, as were the mosaics of the northern aisle and the eastern end of the southern aisle.


petra_church_deer_mosaic on Flickr - by taijibasset

Each of the side aisles of Petra Church is paved with 70 square meters of remarkably preserved mosaics, depicting native as well as exotic or mythological animals, as well as personifications of the Seasons, Ocean, Earth and Wisdom. Also surviving are significant remains of the nave’s paving in marble and stone in geometric designs.

Petra Church - Petra, Jordan


Mosaic Interpretation on Flickr - Photo Sharing!, by www.h4ppy.com.

 

Mesopotamia 1-Standard of Ur, originally uploaded by kudwinski10108.

The Standard of Ur

From Ur, southern Iraq, about 2600-2400 BC

Height: 21.59 cm Length: 49.53 cm

A mysterious object with one of the earliest representations of a Sumerian army

This object was found in one of the largest graves in the Royal Cemetery at Ur, lying in the corner of a chamber above the right shoulder of a man. Its original function is not yet understood. Leonard Woolley, the excavator at Ur, imagined that it was carried on a pole as a standard, hence its common name. Another theory suggests that it formed the soundbox of a musical instrument.


The Royal Standard of Ur on Flickr by kaptainkobold

When found, the original wooden frame for the mosaic of shell, red limestone and lapis lazuli had decayed, and the two main panels had been crushed together by the weight of the soil. The bitumen acting as glue had disintegrated and the end panels were broken. As a result, the present restoration is only a best guess as to how it originally appeared.


The Royal Standard of Ur on Flickr by kaptainkobold


Standard of Ur on Flickr by nathanaels

The main panels are known as ‘War’ and ‘Peace’. ‘War’ shows one of the earliest representations of a Sumerian army. Chariots, each pulled by four donkeys, trample enemies; infantry with cloaks carry spears; enemy soldiers are killed with axes, others are paraded naked and presented to the king who holds a spear.


Mesopotamia 6-Standard of Ur on Flickr by kudwinski10108.

The ‘Peace’ panel depicts animals, fish and other goods brought in procession to a banquet. Seated figures, wearing woollen fleeces or fringed skirts, drink to the accompaniment of a musician playing a lyre. Banquet scenes such as this are common on cylinder seals of the period, such as on the seal of the ‘Queen’ Pu-abi, also in the British Museum. The Standard of U - The British Museum


Mesopotamia 5-Standard of Ur on Flickr by kudwinski10108.

 

 

 


Chihuly Glass, Bellagio, originally uploaded by disneymike.

Chihuly glass art in the front lobby of the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

The world’s best disco ball shaped like a horse on Flickr - ChrisB

Jeweled Horse Head, Bellagio on Flickr by disneymike

Colors from Chihuly glass art above reflect in a mirrored mosaic horse head sculpture adorning Bellagio’s lobby.

 

Mosaic niche, originally uploaded by manwerk.

Nut cracking squirrel on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

1911, Jugendstil quarter Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt