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Cover Photo: Jane Perkins It’s hard to believe that we started this blog almost two years ago today! As a content curator and main blogger of this online journal, my major aim and concern was to highlight and restore an ancient art form one letter at a time. Yes, it’s almost two years. Can you believe it? Time flies, but the memories collected along the way can never be replaced. Has anyone heard me say time (again) ? A lot of us take so much time to honor linear possessions, but there are instances when we should also honor time itself. I’ll grab the chance to bring back five of my favorite posts about “Time” I wrote this year: 5 Mosaic Art Cities Of The Future What Does the Future of Mosaic Art Look Like? Conceptual Art: Visualizing Temporal Data Roman Mosaic Discoveries Made Through Time In Today’s article, I’ll take another trip across space and back through time to experience an art form of several mores and historical episodes. Ever since the earliest times, Humanity has witnessed challenge and mystery in the natural world. Similar to anthropological art, early mosaics depict animals, humans and include archaic symbols. Each reproduction became a spontaneous construction through the filter of time and space. Today, Mosaic Art appears in a vast variety of mediums and means. These include the mammoth mosaic installations and digital mosaic imaging of our age. In contrast, contemporary mosaics or artworks being made today, the subject or story is more important than the materials and mediums used to make it. Art has been a philosophy through which humanity has not only acknowledged, but also twisted history—both past and future.This article will take you on a brief wonder-filled journey through the past, present and future of Mosaic Art. Past : What were the Origins of Mosaic Art? In your opinion, could we ever travel back in time? Time travel has always been one of our wildest fantasies for centuries. According to recent scientific theories, traveling back in time to witness the Egyptians build the pyramids or watch the Greeks creating pebble mosaics is doubtfully vague. However, it’s not necessarily impossible. Hence, a little historical background might take you on a magical trip back in time to the Neolithic Period around 6,000 years ago arriving to Roman and Byzantine empires. Neolithic Period 4000 BC: Mosaic patterns first surfaced through the use of terracotta cones being applied point first onto structures as a means of decoration. They were colorful and didn’t follow a defined form. Bronze Age 800 BC After being used for decorative purposes, mosaics appeared as an ornament to pebbled pavements. Hellenic Period 400 BC Mosaic art in Greece took a more structured shape, converting the pebble method into an art form, with defined geometric patterns and portraiture. Roman Empire 27 BC With the rise of the Roman Empire, took mosaics further afield, although the echelon of talent and creativity was still weak. Their subjects were scenes to commemorate their gods and marital themes. Byzantine Empire 5th century Eastern influences became visible in mosaic patterns and designs. The use of, Smalti, glass tesserae sourced from northern Italy, proved to be popular in the Byzantine period. Byzantines made sure to install their tiles at correct angles in order to allow light reflection and refraction. Present : In What Ways is Mosaic Art Different Today? Although there is no single central feature to compare mosaic art today with the mosaics of the Byzantines period, a medium revival was perceived for a number of important traits. Mosaic art today was discernible by a combination of great technical skill and widespread use. The world today celebrates a creative appearance of a contemporary mosaic art wave, and a rising presence in the world of modern art. Modern mosaicists are expanding their visions in collage art, assorted forms of assemblage, variety of kinetic mosaic art and of course the digital mosaic art wave. Nonetheless, Tesserae are still perceptible in modern mosaic artworks inspired the ancient famous techniques and urbanized in designs and cleverness. Future : What Does the Future of Mosaic Art Look Like? As I thoroughly explained in a previous article, a new archetype is expected to appear before the end of the 21st century. This idea has been envisaged for quite some time now, and could be disclosed by 2030 or earlier. Inspiration draws from every corner of life, and this art form is expected to foment a new art rebellion shortly. Featured Mosaics: Courtesy Of Laura and Jack Harris What better way to conclude this article than with a quote by the great Author of Watchmen? “There is no future. There is no past. Do you see? Time is instantaneous, a complicated prearranged gemstone that human beings persist on screening one frame at a time, when the whole concept/story is observable in every facet.” Last but not least, i’d like to thank y’all for reading, as I hope that this article has been inspiring and informative! Here’s to many more years together!
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Georgy Kurasov was born in the USSR, in what was then Leningrad. He still lives and works in the same place, but now the country is Russia and the city is called St Petersburg. Without any effort on his part whatsoever, Georgy seems to have emigrated from one surreal country to another.
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A key figure in the Pop Art movement, Roy Lichtenstein stands out via his distinctive style and confronting works. Let's take a look at 10 of his greatest!
Carmen Giraldez was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1976. Carmen acquired her interest in art, and especially painting, from her father who is an avid collector and also a painter. Her early childhood training was “at his knees” as she likes to say. Since her childhood she has studied painting techniques and the arts through her father who had also painted from a very young age. In 1996 she began to study at Llotja from Barcelona A.A.O.A. (Arts and Crafts School) specializing in sculpture.
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Making eye contact, a once unavoidable feat when packed into a crowded train car or museum, is now a nearly impossible mission as those around you are almost guaranteed to be sucked into their phone’s screen while scrolling through Facebook or killing digital zombies. Our increasing dependence on the information devices constantly stuck to our hands was the inspiration for artist Antoine Geiger’s series SUR-FAKE, a group of digitally altered photographs depicting random people being sucked into the screens of their phones. More
What if art had been painted a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away? Well, I gave that question some thought, and here's my answer - famous paintings re-imagined for the time of the Galactic Empire.
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Ashley Mackenzie is an artist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. Though she loves the challenge of creating complex conceptual illustrations, she also enjoys making concept art and decorative drawings. They mainly show surreal sceneries often comprising very profound meaning. Regarding her works she explains: ‘Our brains may never be able to fully comprehend the […]
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Oneiric and poetic Alexandra Levasseur’s work puts into scene tormented feminine figures in dream-like landscapes. As she tells us, she believes that women still remain the symbol for the expression of universal emotions such as love, fear, anguish and unrequited desire which are the central themes for her art. Alexandra Levasseur explores both, the loneliness […]
Artist Glen Taylor solders ridges of metal to porcelain fragments, completing a halved teacup or broken saucer with a range of unusual materials: barbed wire, tarnished silverware, old book pages, and multicolored twine form a portion of the household objects. Each intervention contrasts the pristine, delicate qualities of the porcelain with the visible rust, unwieldy strings, and patchwork metals. A cabinetmaker for much of his life, Taylor originally worked with pottery but found it limiting until he started breaking his ceramics into pieces. More
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Momerandum - V. 1 - Hand painted Photographic print on Hahnemuhle paper, mounted on diabond, UV resin coated - 140x140x5 cm ALBERTO SANCHEZ Born 1971, Spain Alberto Sánchez is a photographer and multi-media artist based between Byron Bay, Australia and Madrid, Spain. He prints, hacks and re-invents his own photographs using a unique hand-colouring technique, creating a hybrid reality of physical and imagined worlds where photographic documentary is meshed with improbable landscapes, creating his own form of magic realism. Sánchez rediscovers the world through his viewfinder and re-visions that experience through his textured layering and evocative palette. His body of work explores the notions of urban expansionism, capitalism and how individuals define themselves in an increasingly overloaded sensorial environment. Represented by Decorazon Gallery (USA/ London) and Retrospect Galleries in Australia, Alberto has exhibited extensively at Art Fairs in Europe, USA, South America, and throughout Asia where a significant portion of his work is photographed. Alberto has been gaining recognition from both institutions and commercial galleries around the world. His work has appeared in many press articles and publications. Awards include: Finalist in the Bowness Photography Prize (2013), Finalist in the Wilson Visual Arts Award (2013), Semi-finalist Doug Moran Portrait Prize (2011), finalist Prometheus Visual Arts Award (2011), Australian Institute of Photography Runner-Up QLD Portrait Photographer of the Year (2010), Highly Commended Olive Cotton Award (2009), People’s Choice and Finalist at HeadOn Alternative Portrait Awards (2009) a finalist in the Olive Cotton Award (2008) as well as 15 awards from the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (2007-2009).
