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Nek Chand india outsider art mosaic sculpture - Andy Aye
With his keen eye and sensitive mind, Nek Chand painstakingly for over two decades collected stones of exquisite form and sizes for reasons nobody knew.
Nek Chand Rock Garden Outsider art picassiette mosaic sculpture - Chris_Walker
Nek Chand Rock Garden Outsider art picassiette mosaic people - Koshyk
Nek Chand Rock mosaic garden art, Chandigarh, India on Flickr - danidavis5
ROCK GARDEN - FANTASY MOSAICS - tHe bLaCk sAmUrAi
He also collected strange looking metal pieces, lag-stones, over-burnt bricks, broken pots, china-ware, tree trunks, weeds, rags, plastic dolls, battered hats, broken coloured bangles, used shoes, fused bulbs, worn out tires, bottles, parts of rusted bicycles, discarded building materials, birds’ nests - you name it!
Nek Chand Rock Garden Outsider art picassiette sculpture- travellingdenise
Nek Chand Garden Art Mosaic Sculpture - mirthwood
Chandigarh Nek Chand picassiette mosaic sculpture - Daveybot
Nek Chand Rock Garden smoking hookhas mosaic art sculpture - Carol Mitchell
Chandigarh, India picassiette mosaic sculpture - morleyroarly
Nek Chand’s imagination had no bounds and all kinds of objects he came across became handy for its fulfilment. His dreams are unending and so are his creations - he goes on and on! M.N. Sharma - Nek Chand Foundation
Nek Chand Rock Garden mosaic art sculpture Chandigarh, India - fiercetigress
Nek Chand Rock Garden Outsider art mosaic sculpture - pedroquintelaborges
Cups and saucers Mosaic People and animals pique assiette - Two little Shutterbugs
Nek Chand Rock Garden mosaic art sculpture Chandigarh, India- Carol Mitchell
Nek Chand Rock Garden Outsider art mosaic wall- travellingjohnny
Chandigarh India - Nek Chand’s rock garden art sculpture on Flickr - jratcliff
Nek Chand Rock Garden mosaic art sculpture Chandigarh, India - Uli Franke
Rock Garden mosaic art sculpture Chandigarh, India- sahiljatana
Nek Chand Rock Garden mosaic art sculpture Chandigarh, India - P Donovan
THE RIDING MASTER on Flickr - tHe bLaCk sAmUrAi
Nek Chand Rock Garden mosaic art sculpture Chandigarh, India - pauldornau
Nek Chand Rock Garden mosaic art sculpture Chandigarh, India - blaighnid
Nek Chand Rock Garden mosaic art sculpture Chandigarh, India - tHe bLaCk sAmUrAi
Nek Chand Fantasy Rock Mosaic Art Garden sculpture on Flickr - Huan1
Nek Chand Rock Garden sculpture Chandigarh, India - wanderer’s rest
Chandigarh- Nek Chand’s rock garden art mosaic people on Flickr - jratcliffe
Nek Chand mosaic town art sculpture Chandigarh, India - Two little Shutterbugs
Ceramic tile art people sculpture Nek Chand india on Flickr - diametrik
Chandigarh India mosaic art sculpture - jratcliffe
mosaic art sculpture Chandigarh, India - sahiljatana
picassiette mosaic art sculpture - Carol Mitchell
Mosaic people picassiette art sculpture - Two little Shutterbugs
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
pique assiette
pique assiette - or picassiette ( a french term -”stolen from plate”) - pieces of broken pottery, china, glass, buttons, figurines, and/ jewelry are cemented onto a base to create a new surface. Almost any form can be used as a base, and any combination of pieces can be applied, restricted only by the individual creator’s imagination. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
Mosaic Art Source picassiette mosaic photo & resource archive
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!”
Tags: mosaic, mosaic art, mosaic artists, mosaic yearbook, contemporary mosaic, world mosaics, mosaic cd, international mosaics, bill buckingham, SAMA, lucio colusso, stephanie chatelet, judy breau, gary drostle, will de vries, piotr czapracki, shug jones, brooks tower, lynne chinn, jinet mosaique, arlene prarulli, helen bodycomb, ingrid pisano,
Study in Vitreous 1 -2007, originally uploaded by Terry Nicholls.
Chopped vitreous, unglazed porcelain and aircraft cable.
Amplitude Mosaic portrait of my son at 16 on Flickr - Terry Nicholls
Reclamation Mosaic Newfoundland and Labroador on Flickr - Terry Nicholls
Endsong Stained glass & wire mosaic on Flickr - Terry Nichols
Sedna Inuit Goddess of the Oceans Mosaic on Flickr - Terry Nichols
Mosaic Artist - Terry Nicholls - Terra Mosaic
“Maria”, originally uploaded by julielucus.
“Maria”, left side detail on Flickr - julielucus
“Maria”, jet pack detail on Flickr - julielucus
“Maria”, face detail on Flickr - julielucus
“Maria” is a life-size mixed media sculpture consisting of thousands of metal screws, chrome and silver parts. More than 600 hours went into her creation. “Maria” features hundreds of metal objects ranging from a martini shaker – to a kazoo. Her dimensions are 75”x25”x19”.
Photographs taken on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
Mosaic Artist - Julie Lucus
Artist statement: Maria has come to represent many things to me which parallel my own life: Strength, tenacity, and fearlessness. Maria is a survivor, a warrior, a woman.
Mosaic Art Source Archives - more mosaics by Julie Lucus
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural - San Francisco, originally uploaded by mosaic art source.
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakeley tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakely tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Ellen Blakely tempered glass mosaic tile mural detail - San Francisco on Flickr - mosaic art source
Mosaic Artist - Ellen Blakeley
“In 1993 I developed my shattered glass technique. I use recycled safety glass (tempered glass) as a form of mosaic. With paint, words, photographs, leaves, metallic powders and an endless supply of other materials, I create a drawing or collage beneath the surface of the glass. Like a body of water, glass can keep your eye on the surface as it reflects the light, or invite your eye below the surface when it absorbs the light. The play of surface and depth is a game I never get tired of. In the past nine years, I have used the technique for: walls, floors, windows, chandeliers, countertops, backsplashes, tables, bowls, mirrors, garden rocks, coasters, bases, sculptures, and large outdoor murals.”
Broken mosaic, originally uploaded by patriciahelsing.
Men At Sea mosaic 24″x31″ on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Color Inside The Lines mosaic 12″x8″ on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Field of Beans Mosaic 12″x8″on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Don’t Play With Your Food mosaic 12″x13″on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Siblings mosaic 8″x10″ on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Bean on Flickr - patriciahelsing
The Dining Dead Mosaic 8″x10″ on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Hangman mosaic 8″x12″on Flickr - patriciahelsing
All Chinese Workers Enjoy String Beans mosaic 8″x9″on Flickr - patriciahelsing
Mosaic Stringbean Separatist Society (SSS) 13″x12″ on Flickr - patriciahelsing
(Placard) “SSS Stringbean Separatist Society Preserving the purity of GREEN from mixing with yellow, red and black beans in salads. 13″ X12″
Mosaic Artist - Patricia Helsing - Washington, DC
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
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
Market Day II
33.5″ x 22″
onyx, granite, marble, travertine, ceramic
Mosaic Art Source - Mosaic Interview - Brooks Tower
I caught up with Brooks Tower at the Sama Convention in Mesa & was honored when he agreed to be featured in the m.a.s. gallery. Brooks’ Market Day II won the award for Best in the Show at the Mosaic Arts International Exhibit this year. His thought provoking piece (photo above) delivers mastery in materials, technique, composition & imagery. Brooks Tower is ‘the modern master’ in opus sectile mosaics.
I wanted to interview Brooks… but was ummm… a tad scared. Why you ask? Well, let me tell you a little something about my friend Brooks. He’s fantastic… handsome, charming, creative, insanely brilliant, a killer wit & he’s definitely not afraid to speak his mind. Of course, I love him, but thought… I’ve just got no idea where that mind of his might take us… an interview? Now that would be just pure craziness…
Mosaic Art Source Article - full interview with Brooks Tower
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
opus sectile - mosaic detail - “tiger assaulting a calf”
opus sectile - the tesserae are of various sizes but cut very carefully to form exact shapes, the shapes then fit together like a puzzle. Similiar to marble marquetry. ex. tiger assaulting a calf - coloured marbles - second quarter of 4th century AD Rome, Esquiline - Basilica Iunii Bassi m.a.s. mosaic glossary
Mosaic Art Source - Mosaic Art Focus April Newsletter
Please Note: These Mosaic Images may not be reproduced in any form without the legal authorization of the artists. Please be aware that Mosaic Artists worldwide have united to form an International Mosaic Art Watch Group that will support the prosecution of anyone who does so.
mosaic marathon heart on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
mosaic marathon book on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
mosaic marathon garden on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
mosaic marathon dove, originally uploaded by mosaic art source.
As part of the Mesa Conference SAMA member Kim Emerson led two workshops on large-scale architectural mosaics.
Participating SAMA members fabricated a series of five panels (designed by Kim) in a fun-filled mosaic marathon! They utilized Kim’s method of face-taping the design and thinsetting it to panels. The finished panels were then donated to the Southwest Human Development, a not-for-profit organization with the mission of creating a positive future for young children. The mosaic panels were mounted on the exterior wall of SWHD’s four-story building in Phoenix, Arizona.
Mosaic Sculpture Garden Court on Flickr - by china daze
Mosaic Sculpture Garden Acrobats on Flickr - by china daze
Mosaic Sculpture Garden on Flickr - by china daze
mosaic sculpture butterfly wall on Flickr - by china daze
mosaic sculpture adam and eve on Flickr - by china daze
mosaic scultpture garden king and queen on Flickr - by china daze
mosaic sculpture detail king on Flickr - by china daze
mosaic sculpture garden bad dog on Flickr - by china daze
mosaic sculpture Jester on Flickr - by china daze
New Zealand Mosaic Artist - Josie Martin
Pastorale - Irina Charny
I am honored to present this month’s featured Mosaic Artist, Irina Charny.
“As a child growing up in Russia, even before I knew they were called mosaics, I created collages from pieces of broken glass found in the street, rocks, paper, seashells, and bits of crockery. Through the years I tried various media for artistic expression but have now returned to my origin — mosaics. This medium gives me a chance to explore color, shape, and texture, to experiment with different materials, and satisfy the passion to integrate unrelated small bits into a single work of art.”
Mosaic Art Source Gallery - Mosaic Artist - Irina Charny - Gallery Photos
Mosaic Art Source - Mosaic Art Focus February Newsletter
Please Note: These Mosaic Images may not be reproduced in any form without the legal authorization of the artists. Please be aware that Mosaic Artists worldwide have united to form an International Mosaic Art Watch Group that will support the prosecution of anyone who does so.
Dame Edna Everage Mosaic, Melbourne on Flickr - by JonathanDevlin
Dame Edna Everage AD is a character played by Australian comedian Barry Humphries. As Dame Edna, Humphries has written several books and hosted various television shows (on which Humphries has also appeared as himself). In 1979, Dame Edna was the subject of a BBC Arena mockumentary: “La Dame aux Gladiolas”.
Dame Edna is known for her lilac-coloured hair (which she claims is natural) and over-the-top eyeglasses.
While Humphries freely states that Dame Edna is a character he plays, Dame Edna consistently denies being a fictional character or drag performer, and refers to Humphries as her “entrepreneur” or manager. Indeed, Dame Edna has frequently said that the thought of a man dressing up as a woman for entertainment purposes is repulsive.
Dame Edna’s Bio
According to Dame Edna’s autobiography, and to statements she has made, she was born Edna May Beazley in the (then) small rural town of Wagga Wagga, and started her stage career on December 19, 1955 as Mrs Norm Everage, an “average Australian housewife” from Moonee Ponds, a Melbourne suburb. When her husband, Norman Stoddard Everage, died of prostate cancer, Dame Edna became the founder and governor of a charity called Friends of the Prostate, and the creator of The World Prostate Olympics.
She spends her time visiting world leaders and jet-setting between her homes in Los Angeles, London, Sydney, Switzerland and Martha’s Vineyard. She is a friend and confidante of the Queen.
Dame Edna has three adult children: a daughter named Valmai (currently in a rehabilitation programme for shoplifters) and two sons, Bruce and Kenneth, whom she describes in a caricature of gay men, though she shows no awareness of their homosexuality. Dame Edna’s mother is incarcerated in a “maximum-security twilight home”.
Dame Edna is revered for her insights into her homeland. When asked why Australians are so good at sport she commented “Good food and diet; open air life; juicy steaks; sunshine - and the total absence of any kind of intellectual distraction.”
Dame Edna Everage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kylie & Russel Crowe Mosaic , Melbourne on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Smalti mosaic portraits depicting “100 Great Australian Entertainers of the Past Century”.
Israel, Tel Aviv, View from Yafo on Flickr - by Anthony International
Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew: תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ; Arabic: تَلْ أَبِيبْ يَافَا) is the second largest city in Israel and is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is also the main part of the largest and most populous metropolitan area in Israel, Gush Dan.
Tel Aviv - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Israel, Tel Aviv, The famous Guttman mosaics on Flickr - by Anthony International
Mosaic Fountain - ‘4000 Years of History’ - Bialik Square
The Twelve Mosaics are situated around the fountain in front of the Old City Hall, Bialik Street 27. The mosaics tell us the history of Tel Aviv-Jaffa throughout the ages. They are the work of Nahum Gutman Holiday in Israel
Nahum Gutman mosaic history of Tel Aviv (on Bialik Street) on Flickr - by לורנס לויתן
Who was Nahum Gutman?
Nahum Gutman (1898–1980) was an Israeli painter, sculptor and author born in what is now Teleneşti, Moldova, then part of the Russian Empire. In 1903, he and his parents moved to Odessa; in 1905, they emigrated to Israel.
Gutman helped pioneer a distinctively Israeli style, different from the European models of his teachers. He was quite eclectic as an artist, working in oils, watercolours, gouache, sculpture, mosaics, and engravings. His work varied between literal and abstract, and he also wrote and illustrated a number of highly successful children’s books and short stories.
Nahum Gutman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nahum Gutman’s mosaic history of Tel Aviv (on Bialik Street) on Flickr - by לורנס לויתן
This depicts Jonah being cast into the sea off the coast of the ancient port of Jaffa
Nahum Gutman’s mosaic history of Tel Aviv (on Bialik Street) on Flickr - by לורנס לויתן
This depicts the early settlement days (turn of the 20th Century).
Nahum Gutman’s mosaic history of Tel Aviv (on Bialik Street) on Flickr - by לורנס לויתן
This depicts the ancient port of Jaffa, where the cedars of Lebanon were sent on their way to be used in Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem.
Nahum Gutman’s mosaic history of Tel Aviv (on Bialik Street) on Flickr - by לורנס לויתן
This depicts modern Tel Aviv.
Nahum Gutman - Mosaic Bio
1961 Executed a mosaic wall in the Chief Rabbinate Building, Tel Aviv
1965 During the 1960s Gutman went to Italy where he specialized in mosaic
1966 Executed a mosaic wall at the Shalom Tower, Tel Aviv
1967 Executed a mosaic wall at the Gymnasia Herzeliya Building, Tel Aviv
In the late 1960s and during the 1970s Gutman sculpted ceramic statuettes
1976 Executed a mosaic at the Bialik Plaza depicting the history of Tel Aviv-Jaffa
1980 Passed away in Tel Aviv
There’s a moon over Herzl street, tonight. on Flickr - by yoel herzberg
Shalom Tower ( Migdal Shaalom) on Herzl street, Tel Aviv.
Shalom Meir Tower (Hebrew: מגדל שלום מאיר, Migdal Shalom Meir; commonly shortened to מגדל שלום, Migdal Shalom) is an office tower in Tel-Aviv which contains a small commercial center. Shalom Meir tower was the first magnificent and tall tower to be built in Israel and when its construction was completed, it rivaled the tallest buildings in Europe in height, and was the tallest in the Middle East. It has 34 floors and stands at a height of 142 m (466 ft), it was completed in 1965.
Shalom Meir tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Israel May 1995 - Tel Aviv - Mosaic mural, originally uploaded by πρώρα (Prora).
Nahum Gutman (1898-197 
was born in Romania and immigrated to Israel in 1905. He grew up in Jaffa, opposite the sand dunes (later to become Tel Aviv), and these locations dominate his landscapes. He was one of the first children to live in the new city of Tel Aviv, and this influential childhood experience is reflected in his books A Small City with Few People and Between Sands and Blue Skies. He became known as prolific children’s book author, and illustrator. His works earned him the title “the artist of early Tel Aviv” seeing as he had a knack for portraying the bohemian and realistic vision of the city and its people. Gutman is also famous for his illustration of Bialik poems and for mosaics he designed in Tel Aviv: in the Shalom Tower, the Chief Rabbinate Building, and the old City Plaza, Bialik Square. They were created in 1970 and they tell the story of the daily life in Tel Aviv and Jaffa. After his death the Nahum Gutman Museum was founded. It is located in what is considered Tel Aviv’s first Jewish neighborhood, Neve Tzedek. The Mosaic in the western wing of the Shalom Tower tells us of the beginning of the city. The mosaic is divided in four different colors each representing a period in the life of the city. Holiday in Israel
IMG_0964, originally uploaded by abigailk.
Part of a large mosaic mural in the Sholom Tower that depicts the building of Tel Aviv.
IMG_0965, originally uploaded by abigailk.
This portion depicts an old-style Israeli farmer, a new Russian immigrant, and the overlap of the two.
IMG_0966, originally uploaded by abigailk.
Part of a mosaic mural in the Shalom Tower depicting the building of Tel Aviv.
mosaic face on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
New York’s answer to Parc Guell mosaics on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Grant’s Tomb was erected in 1897 and designed by John H. Duncan, who modeled it after Mausoleus’ tomb at Halicarnassus. In 1973, Pedro Silva and the City Arts Workshop created colorful mosaic benches, done by children, around the memorial’s plaza intended to beautify the site.
There is dispute whether the mosaics were all together helpful, or keep with the architectural integrity to the building. As Grant’s Tomb was descending into ”one of the least visited places in New York,” neighbors deflected graffiti and vandalism by creating what some call ”garish” mosaic benches. I think that the general, would not so readily dismiss them as a ”misguided” effort.
Published: April 27, 1997
To the Editor:
I was saddened to hear that the Park Service is eager to remove the mosaic benches (”Mosaic Benches Face Unseating at Grant’s Tomb,” March 30). I was one of the local children who helped create the mosaics (one of my earliest memories is working on the big yellow taxicab with my classmates from nursery school). It’s true that the mosaics were not part of the ”original intent,” but after decades in the neighborhood they have become a treasured part of our community. People relax on them, lovers cuddle on them, children run on them. Removing them would destroy the community work put into them and take away the humanity and color around an otherwise monotone and imposing monument. MIRANDA SCHWARTZ Morningside Heights
Stop to Play Chess in Mosaic City on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
New York’s answer to Parc Guell mosaics on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Winding curvy mosaic wall on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mosaic Art around Grant’s Tomb on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mosaic Bench at Grant’s Tomb on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
mosaic loveseat on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Stop to Play Chess in Mosaic City on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
mosaic dance with me on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mosaic Bench Ballerina on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mosaic Dragon on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
mosaic rainbow on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Mosaic Car on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Flower Girl on Flickr - by carbonNYC
Mosaic Panoramic Photo of undulating mosaic benches around Grant’s Tomb
the pool at foro italico, photos & essay by antmoose.
This building, designed as the “palazzo delle Termi” or palace of the Baths by Costantino Costantini in 1937, became part of the Olympic complex in 1960.
exercise is good for you on Flickr - by antmoose
What is going on here? Men climb stairs to fling themselves off a platform, presumably to land in a sweaty pile on the men below. Meanwhile, three muscle men squat, stretch, and flex for our viewing pleasure.
divers on Flickr - by antmoose
It was almost impossible to get a photo of this wall, for some reason. So this is of mediocre quality, but the mosaics express the sheer physical joy of diving.
women? on Flickr - by antmoose
Of course, the women are fully clothed and represent goddesses and virtues. They watch in helpless awe as their menfolk disport with each other in various states of manly undress.
runners on Flickr - bn antmoose
One of the most beautiful sections of the mosaic, full of kinetic energy. The repetitious motion of the arms evokes, surely unintentionally, the Nazi swastika.
relaxing on Flickr - by antmoose
I think this is the most explicitly erotic of the pool mosaics. Here he waits, naked, confident of his muscular body, as if in a sauna. He doesn’t look too smart, but then intelligence was not a Fascist ideal. The pose evokes the ignudi on Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling.
towel peekaboo on Flickr - by antmoose
The swimmer, drying off, shows us he’s not wearing a thong, and seems on the verge of showing us what Fascist youth really worshipped.
put the towel around me too on Flickr - by antmoose
There is a world of homoerotic longing in the gaze of the towel-less bather.
oh my aching back on Flickr - by antmoose
photos & essay by antmoose.
Nice Andamento!
Mosaic Art Source mosaic definition:
andamento - mosaic detail
andamento - movement or flow of tesserae, often accentuated by the interstices.
mosaic art source - mosaic terms glossary - mosaic definitions - mosaic resources
Who were the Mosaic Artists?
In the first postwar period, 1934-1938, the most interesting mosaic project realised by the Mosaic School of Fruili, was the wall and floor mosaic of 10,000 sqm mosaic at the Foro italico in Rome. It was created on the bozzetti by Giulio Rosso, Angelo Canevari, Achille Capizzano and Gino Severini. The School history from 1922