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The Alexander Mosaic as seen on the wall of the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Alexander Mosaic, created in the 2nd century B.C.E., from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. A mighty general (Alexander the Great) charges on horseback across the field of battle. His spear makes contact with a soldier’s torso, who begins to recoil in pain ...
Mosaics have brought art and color to the walls and floors of Europe for thousands of years. Here are seven amazing mosaics that demonstrate how they have evolved from symbols of wealth and power to a way of ‘hacking’ public spaces in the 21st century. Very little has changed in the creation of mosaics since they first arrived in Europe ...
Mosaic is a technique used to create abstract patterns or figurative designs on a surface by combining small pieces of stone, shells, glass, or tiles, which are held together by mortar or plaster. The technique can be used on large-scale surfaces such as walls and floors, as well as smaller objects, such as 18th-century micromosaics.
The mosaic is made up of over one million small tiles, or tesserae, and measures about 17 feet by 9 feet. It's considered one of the finest examples of Roman mosaic art. The Alexander Mosaic was rediscovered in 1831 by the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Fiorelli. It was in remarkably good condition despite being buried under ash for centuries.
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- Isaiah Zagar. Isaiah Zagar (born 1939) is a mosaic artist from Philadelphia. He is well-known for his murals, which are mostly seen on or around Philadelphia’s South Street.
- Laurel True. Laurel True (born 1968) is an American artist, architect, muralist, and mosaicist. True was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and founded one of the first official mosaic institutions in the United States, the Institute of Mosaic Art.
- Emma Biggs. Emma Biggs (born 1956) is a mosaic artist living in London and the author of many classic textbooks on modern mosaic work. Her work has grown more focused with the ceramic industry and its social history, having recently finished a big public art piece titled “Made in England,” which was based on the visual culture and philosophy of the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent (in the English midlands).
- Elaine M. Goodwin. Elaine M. Goodwin is a writer and artist from the United Kingdom. She has exhibited widely, published various publications on art and design, and was the founding president of the British Association of Modern Mosaics (BAMM).
This unique work of art, rediscovered only in the 19th century, had no followers. Only scant remains prove that mosaics were still used in the Early Middle Ages. The Abbey of Saint-Martial in Limoges, originally an important place of pilgrimage, was totally demolished during the French Revolution except its crypt which was rediscovered in the ...
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mosaic, in art, decoration of a surface with designs made up of closely set, usually variously coloured, small pieces of material such as stone, mineral, glass, tile, or shell. Unlike inlay, in which the pieces to be applied are set into a surface that has been hollowed out to receive the design, mosaic pieces are applied onto a surface that ...
