Embraced. 44 x 29 cm 2023 Smalti, lead, knitting needle. One of the works that will be part of my upcoming show “A Stitch in Time” at Braemar Gallery,...
With over 40 years of experience, Giulio Menossi developed his own great and expressive mosaic process, by creating stories through his mosaic artworks.
Looking for new ways to understand mosaics? Have you yet explored the enthralling movement in kinetic mosaic artworks? In visual art, the term kinetic art, derived from the Greek word “kinesis”, refers to works that incorporate an apparent movement. Thus, for instance, it may include mosaic art, defined by its unique aspect of integrating motion into its splendor and purpose. Unlike traditional mosaic art, kinetic mosaics are created by a combination of both, accurate details and natural flaws. In this article you will discover what kinetic art is really about and how to understand this art movement!
We’ve assembled the selection of artists that are making a huge contribution to the contemporary mosaic art movement. Check the gorgeous contemporary mosaic art collection.
Retro Colorplay No. 2 – 16″h x 8″w – merribeth Materials – smalti, mosaic golds Retro Colorplay No. 2 was inspired by my love for all things mid-century (forward-think…
A lot of visual artists are making their way as mosaicists, and a lot of art galleries are embracing the art form as an integral part of their shows.
Cover Photo: Courtesy of Luca Barberini Modern mosaic art can be quite dense and difficult to understand because modern mosaicists are challenged to craft artworks that go beyond the obvious. Instead of creating decorative mosaics of realistic landscapes and still lifes, they developed a mode of communication to transmit a sort of message to the viewers. This article offers an amenable overview of modern mosaic art through 10 mosaic artworks. From Sonia King’s mosaics of coded messages and cryptic communications to Luca Barberini’s hypnotized characters, each mosaic has its own story but also reflects bigger tendencies in the world of modern mosaic art. These 10 mosaics are not meant to be a “Top 10” list, but an intentional selection of modern mosaics that allow debate of some of the most prominent paradigms of contemporary mosaic art today. Sonia King The story of contemporary mosaic art will remain incomplete without Sonia King. Earlier this year, the legendary mosaic artist was featured in “10 of the world’s most inspiring women mosaicists” as one of the pioneers of contemporary mosaic art. Aside from being one of the most successful modern mosaicists in the history of the art form, Sonia has inspired some of the most extraordinary artists who follow her technique and experiment with innovative compositions. Copyrighted Credits to Sonia King Enzo Valentinuz When you think of the story of modern mosaic art what comes to mind? How about pioneering, revolutionary, and risk-taking? When I think of these qualities the first mosaicist that comes to mind is, of course, Enzo Valentinuz! As far as contemporary mosaic artists go, there seems to be one who stands out from all the rest. The Italian Artist Valentinuz creates hue-defying mosaics using natural and vibrant elements. Copyrighted Credits to Enzo Valentinuz Kate Jessup Kate Jessup is one of three first American mosaicists to enter the permanent collection of contemporary mosaic art at the Museo Della Citta di Ravenna, with some of Italy’s most revered masters like Signorini, Pope, De Luca, Nittolo, and Palladino Her mosaics are particularly provocative in that she uses eccentric materials as she strives to achieve an everlasting union between process, content, materials and creative intent. Copyrighted Credits to Kate Jessup Helen Miles I’m one of the greatest fans of Helen Miles, her insightful writing never fails to inspire me! The enthusiasm she portrays on her blog is as real as the fact that she started crafting her mosaics with all the great qualities that make an artist stand out! Like Enzo Valentinoz, Helen Miles is a mosaicist who stands out from all the rest. Her mosaics are a marriage of traditional and modern style, finishes, and materials. Whether she’s taking pictures of geological mosaics or creating mosaic artworks, Helen can conjure up the story of modern mosaics all around her. Copyrighted Credits to Helen Miles Tarmac and pebbles, New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: Helen Miles Mosaics Flaking paint on the wooden door, Perthshire, Scotland. Photo: Helen Miles Mosaics Rock strata, Kalamaki beach, Pelion, Greece. Photo: Helen Miles Mosaics Julie Sperling Canadian mosaicist Julie Sperling, explores various climate change trends and concepts, from rising temperatures to ocean acidification and the difference between weather and climate. Most recently, Sperling took over the outstanding SAMA Detroit, where she included a mosaic about how size matters to her “Fiddling While Rome Burns” collection. Created using one piece of mookaite courtesy of Marian Shapiro, this mosaic was entitled “Enough (Size matters)”. Copyrighted Credits to Julie Sperling Ariane Blanquet French artist Ariane Blanquet mainly works with one material(marble), but what she can do with it is highly impressive. Though she’s skilled at creating sparkling black and white photographs, it’s her modern mosaic artworks that set her apart from the rest. From her latest exhibition, at the Grand-Palais in Paris, Ariane Blanquet presents “Mutter” alongside her latest mosaic creations. Copyrighted Credits to Ariane Blanquet Charles NGUYEN VAN DU Vietnam-born, France-based artist Charles NGUYEN uses an old technique, modernizes it and takes it to a different level. Using marbles, semi-precious gemstones, glass pastes, shale, pearl and coral, Charles cuts, shapes and then glues them to create impressive modern mosaics. His mosaics offer multiple perspectives depending on the angle of perception and the intensity of light. This is particularly noticeable in most of his creations. Copyrighted Credits to Charles Nguyen Van Du Luca Barberini How could I create a list of modern mosaic artists and not include the Italian artist Luca Barberini? The legendary mosaicist reached pronounced originality and expressive force. A manifesto to his style, Folla (Crowd) was bought by the Museo d’Arte Della Città of Ravenna. Although he works in a wide variety of materials, Luca is currently known for crafting mosaics of modern and hypnotized characters. Copyrighted Credits to Luca Barberini Nathalie Benoist Sometimes, all a traditional mosaic needs in order to be modernized is a bit of abstraction. Specializing in textile art and painting, French artist Nathalie Benoist transforms still mosaics into kinetic masterworks. Whether she’s bonding a pile of marble stones or creating a passageway of wandering figures, Benoist can influence modernity all around her. Copyrighted Credits to Nathalie Benoist Rachel Bremner Last but certainly not least, Rachel Bremner, a multi-award winning Tasmanian-based mosaicist, crafting with traditional materials the story of contemporary mosaic art! Like many of the great mosaic artists, Bremner’s “Sunflower” mosaic has become a beloved work of art in its own right. Now thanks to Mosaic Art Now, her sublime mosaic has been given a great popularity and public acknowledgment. This artwork has also won the First Prize in MAANZ Victoria’s Exhibit, “Art from the Heart.” Copyrighted Credits to Rachel Bremner If you liked this article, you may also want to read 10 Mosaic Artists Claiming Their Place in Firenze At some point, we can all lose count of the number of artists who speak to our innermost selves with innovative art pieces.In case I missed any of your favorite mosaicists, you can always mention them in the comment box below. Who Knows? You might see them in future articles! Who do you think will be the leader of the contemporary mosaic art scene? Let him know in the comment box below!
Unique mosaic sculptures to buy from Living Mosaics in Malvern. Many are suitable for outdoor installation.
With over 40 years of experience, Giulio Menossi developed his own great and expressive mosaic process, by creating stories through his mosaic artworks.
Art can be created from all kinds of things like food and everyday objects. This British artist named Justin Bateman, however, uses fragments of nature to create his masterpieces. Specifically pebbles, rocks, and stones. He creates temporary mosaics of people's portraits, animals, famous paintings, and statues. The artist calls it 'land art.' Justin enjoys this type of art because it's temporary and unmovable. It's much more valuable this way.
A lot of visual artists are making their way as mosaicists, and a lot of art galleries are embracing the art form as an integral part of their shows.
You guide to considering and cladding intricate mosaic tiles on curved and three-dimensional surfaces. Stay ahead of the curve with MEC!
A lot of visual artists are making their way as mosaicists, and a lot of art galleries are embracing the art form as an integral part of their shows.
Mosaics lead the way in adding a creative and unique touch to our homes; Here are some creative contemporary mosaic art gems spotted on Pinterest
Mosaic garden pots - Obbligato Decor Mosaic art could be regarded as the original display of pixel like imagery and it was really prophetic for what was to come in the digital age of image creation. The innate texture in mosaic art added to its dimensionality and despite its painstaking application, it has been favoured in the creation of some truly amazing works of art. Evidence of the first glazed tiles date back to 1500 BC from excavations at Susa and Chogha Zanbil in Iran. Around 400BC the Greeks elevated Mosaic's to an art form when they began using small
Mosaic art blog about Kate Rattray - mosaic artist's work. Here you can find stories, inspiration and methods used by this innovative contemporary artist.
Volumetric mosaic / micromosaic. Three-dimensional mosaic panel made in my author's technique. Volumetric leaves made of metal mesh are decorated with smalt. Each piece of smalt is cut and pasted by hand. Turquoise, blue and emerald colors of smalt symbolize the colors of water. Weight without packaging 2.5 kg About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles Mosaic Sculpture technique using fragments of stone, colored stones, enamel, glass, or even ceramic, assembled with putty or plaster, to form patterns or figures. Stainless Steel Sculpture Technique using a metallic alloy making it shiny and not very sensitive to corrosion. Wire Sculpture technique using a metallic wire made of iron or steel. Glass Sculpture technique using a manufactured mineral substance, hard, brittle and transparent. Figurative Figurative and colorful painting having taken the liberty of including all forms of art without border of cultural genre and geographic origin, without hierarchy of values between high and subculture. Technic Sculpture Sculpture is an artistic activity which consists of designing and producing shapes in volume, in relief, either in the round (statuary), in high relief, in low relief, by modeling, by direct carving, by welding or assembly. The term sculpture also designates the object resulting from this activity. View less
Can be customized to any size or colors as needed. SKU: MP196A Marble Count: 2275 Weight: 3 Kg Comes on a mesh backing Size: 35 x 50 cm Size: 14 x 20 Inch Thickness: 3/10" ( 8 mm ) Material: Stone Art Description: This 3d Floral mosaic Wall Art illustrates an amazing floral mosaic kitchen backsplash to accent the decor in your patios. It is made of hand cut tiles and natural stone, making it the perfect modest yet stylish piece to be used as a mosaic backsplash for your kitchen countertop. Mosaic Uses: Floors, Walls or Tabletops both Indoor or Outdoor as well as wet places such as showers and Pools
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Cover Photo: Courtesy of Olga Goulandris At Sunday’s preview gala for Musiwa17 at Palazzo Medici Riccardi, forty of the world’s most creative mosaic artists were greeting guests as they entered. It’s an appropriate introduction to a contemporary mosaic art fair in Florence. Earlier in the day, Francesco Chimienti, the founder and art director of Musiwa, was thinking back to the fair’s beginnings, when he was forced to ask himself, “Who would want to go to a contemporary mosaic art fair?” The surprise is that the mosaic art community is evolving in Italy, but the Musiwa event, which runs through Tuesday, May 16, really does keep on growing. This year, the show witnessed international mosaicists like Carolina Kawall, Beatrice Serre, Marie-Laure Bourbon, and many others. Pulling from a year’s worth of art discovery and insight from some of the world’s most influential curators and art historians, 10 selected mosaic artworks had a great impact on almost every corner of the Palace. Mariange Kerouanton-Tricard If you haven’t heard of Marie-Ange Tricard you’re likely not familiar with the splendor of Brittany, a captivating region in the northwest of France in which Marie-Ange finds inspiration to craft her mosaics. Her mosaic artworks explore the liaison between the synthetic and natural worlds. Copyrighted Credits to Mariange Tricard Rosanna Fattorini Using a mixture of found and crafted mediums, Rosanna’s mosaics refect on her slow rigorous approach to mosaic art. The meticulous precision of her technique and sequential discovery of her subjects, she seems to question the fundamental elements of three-dimensional art. Copyrighted Credits to Rosana Fattorini Beatrice Serre To say Beatrice’s mosaics “unplug” isn’t a conceptual critique so much as a literal truth. Earlier this year, the French artist was featured in “Mosaic Art: The Futuristic Style Trend” as one of the pioneers of the futuristic art movement in mosaic art. What is particularly impressive about Beatrice Serre’s mosaics is that she accomplishes so much through precise and elegant style. Copyrighted Credits to Beatrice Serre Nathalie Vin A visual artist, filmmaker, and mosaicist, Nathalie blends methods to craft unique mosaic artworks that meditate on contemporary culture and on her identity as an influencer. Her mosaics are a visual expression of smalti layers within layers that reveal a flare of sentimental beauty that gets thrown off-balance. Copyrighted Credits to Nathalie Vin Dino Maccini Dino has been the subject of numerous articles this year, like the Kinetic Art Movement and Futurist Style Trend. He is a magical storyteller unfolding a futuristic fantasy through exceptional mosaic artworks. This Italian mosaicist creates both 2D and 3D mosaics, and his strength across mediums lies in an ability to visualize form and formlessness at the same time. Copyrighted Credits to Dino Maccini Marie-Laure Bourbon A mosaicist who how to make her creations stand out in an ever-increasing digital age, the best way I can describe her. Marie-Laure has been creating an impressive collection of mosaic artworks for many years now that is rooted in an interest in futurism, modernism, and innovation. Copyrighted Credits to Marie-Laure Bourbon Olga Goulandris She first broke through the 2013 mosaic collection “Crisis & Paganism” for the Mykonos Biennale of Art. Olga, a passionate Greek mosaicist who found her footing in Italy through her individual technique as well as collaborations. Her mosaic artworks revive and craft new elements to the conventional art form in several structures! Copyrighted Credits to Olga Goulandris Santi Marco Another big fan of sculptural mosaic art Marco Santi, who often posts the various stages of his mosaic development process. A visual artist based in Ravenna, Santi specializes in sculpture, working mainly in the field of mosaic art. Using carefully placed smalti, he creates the illusion of depth by seamlessly blending texture, perspective, and light. Copyrighted Credits to Santi Marco Maria de Cataldo Maria de Cataldo has been influenced by numerous mixed media and visionary artists. Today she’s influencing the movement of mosaic art. She is an Italian visionary mosaic artist whose work aims to challenge the visual perception experienced by the viewer. Copyrighted Credits to Maria de Cataldo Sandra Naggar Last but not least, in my opinion, creative success is never measured by publication, awards, and acclaim. Advice: Don’t leave the Palace, without contemplating the artwork of the Italian mixed media artist Sandra Naggar. She creates alluring 3D artworks that highlight surrealism within the natural world. Copyrighted Credits to Sandra Naggar Last but not least, every art lover has to chart a singular path through the madness of this show. The dealers and the collector and the curators should visit the exhibition because there will be a mosaic for everyone’s taste. If you liked this article, you may also want to read Are These The World’s most Most Innovative Mosaicists? Who would you most like to meet in this exhibition? Let them know in the comment box below!
Learning how to create shadows within a mosaic will add a realistic element to your design by creating depth and a 3-D effect. They are integral in replicating life and achieving realism.
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We’ve assembled the selection of artists that are making a huge contribution to the contemporary mosaic art movement. Check the gorgeous contemporary mosaic art collection.
Would you like to make mosaics using china but need help figuring out where to start? Incorporating three-dimensional pieces into a mosaic is very popular as it takes the mosaic to the next level. In this article, Shelley Lycett guides you through the process step by step, from cutting the teapot and cup to grouting the piece. Shelley outlines what materials and supplies you'll need and the techniques she uses to make these fantastic mosaics.
