Abstract vs Realism – The Contemporary Mosaic Artwork Edition
(3 min read) As long as art has existed, so have its critics; thus came the age-old divide between abstract and realistic art, which is always a hot potato in conversations. Classic, realistic art has always been reinforced with huge admiration and revered throughout history. In the days where phone cameras were not available at a mere pockets distance, people needed something else to seal memories of loved ones and cherished places. Realistic art was NECESSARY, and many painters practice their hyper-realism skills solely to deliver portrait paintings, landscapes and scientific sketches on commission.
Times have changed, and the past 100 years has allowed us to snap up memories at the touch of a button…There is now a lot of room to play with what “art” really means.
Abstract art often consists of a range of shapes, colors, and textures that represent ideas in a cryptic, un-obvious way, allowing the viewer to interpret the piece in their own way. There is often more room for interpretation in abstract art as it can mean vastly different things to different viewers. Here are some examples of abstract mosaic artwork:
Realistic art is still very well-beloved today, many artists enjoy maintaining old traditional mediums, while others take a fresh approach to the ancient mastery of photo-realism.
Of course, some artists choose to meet realism, abstract and mosaic art right in the middle! Creating an incredible fusion of old and new;
What are your thoughts? Are you an abstract admirer, a realism fan, or both?
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These are absolutely wonderful. I’ve always been really interested in mosaic work – I think it would take a great deal more patience than I have haha!
Each art piece is so unique and stunning! Thank you so much for enlightening us on abstract art and realistic art ☺
Realistic mosaics are impressive because it takes a lot of planning to get them to look so real. But, personally, I am a fan of abstract artwork and always have been.
I think I prefer realism to absract, but both are really nice. Thanks so much for sharing this with all of us!
I am amazed at the talent of people. These are all amazing. My daughter would want the Freddie Mercury one. She loves him!
Awesome mosaics! My favorite was the beautiful contemporary mosaic art Autumn’s Path. It’s great how the light changes through the leaves of the trees.
These are so cool to look at. I love the way mosaics look.
I really like realism, but I am also a fan of abstract art that looks like real things. Not a fan of the random.
I much prefer abstract art in this art form!
I love to incorporate some of this artwork into my home, maybe some abstract artwork.
The sea turtle happens to be one of my favorites. I love the cool colors and tones. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the child one at the end. I think the combination of the two styles is most interesting because you have to be so creative to make it work in such a way.
These are all so amazing. I can’t imagine the time and patience it must take to do each of these.
These are all so cool and beautiful. I really enjoyed this post. Thanks for sharing!
The Freddy Mercury in mosaic form is just too cool. I’d love to have a piece of art like that!
I’m especially fond of the variations on rainbow colors at the beginning of this post. Each is more beautiful than the last.
All these pieces are amazing. I am loving all the colours. Artists don’t get enough credit.
I love learning about art. These pieces are so gorgeous. They’re so incredible intricate!
I love abstract art and all that it involves such colors, lines and shapes
Surely, the time and talent spent on these masterpieces are staggering. I can look at each of these for hours and still be mesmerized.
I love the design for the kitchen backsplash. Oh goodness, I wish my kitchen was that pretty! I love this contemporary mosaic art designs! Beautiful!
That is actually very very helpful!!! Thank you so much for the amazing info, very insightful indeed.
They are pretty in their own ways. I love how different, but similar, art can be. Thanks for sharing.
I used to think I was a fan of realism, but some of the abstract pieces you’ve shown here are stunning! I guess I’ll have to explore both more!
The composition, the colors and the art depicts each mosaic pieces are simply great! Thank you for sharing!
These are some seriously impressive mosaics. I especially like the one of the turtle, but the artwork by Giulio Menossi is very cool with the added 3d aspect.
I just loved all those pieces of arts. The demonstration was also nice as like as realistic mosaics.
It’s hard to pick a favourite! There’s just something about abstract art that is so poignant. I love it!
What a wonderful display! I love the mosaic in the kitchen. One day I would have something similar in mine.
Both have their own place and beauty. I love mosaic art in general.
This was a really interesting read! I’ve never thought about the difference between the 2 before but you’ve given me something to think about!
Great stuff as always. I was drawn to the paint and mosaic parrot and loved the abstract tree.
I could sit and look at mosaics all day. Something about the details and their depth intrigues me.
Wow, I love these mosaics – particularly the abstract ones… I need one in my house!
These are awesome pieces of work. My favorite was the Mediterranean serenity piece.
Love a good bit of art. Mosaic is very fun and interesting. Love the cat one x
My oldest daughter would love the sea turtle mosaic. So much creativity and talent go into creating these.
Ohhhh my goodness, this is definitely my kind of art! So beautiful and colorful!! I think my favorites are the ones that are a specific image, but made a bit abstractly, does that make sense? Like the last one, Happy Girl Mosaic, love that one so much!!
So much amazing Mosaic work there. I really love all of them. But if choose the one I liked the most, I love the Freddy Mercury one. So awesome.
I love mosaic art! Its such symbolic art to me. Taking pieces of this and that and turning it into a masterpiece. To see beyond the simple pieces to the big picture. Amazing.
The freddy mercury one is so cool! I love him so I really gravitated towards that.
I’m not usually an art person but I really love many of these Pieces. Great capture.
These are beautiful! I am a huge fan of art and would love to have something like these in my own home!
I love the Freddy Mercury piece. Lots of great pieces!
Some fantastic art pieces here, my favourite has to be the layered displays of glass, bead and tile. I would love to own that for my home
I love all of these pieces! Mosaics are amazing and so detailed. I love them.
These are some amazing artwork! The Freddie Mercury mosaic is truly a conversation-starter. 🙂
These are all great pieces of work! It is nice to have a little crash course in different types of artwork.
I love mosaic art, it’s one of my favorite styles.
I am so amazed at what people can do using mosaic. Aside from the realism portrayed, imagine sourcing the materials! There’s a local foundation here in our city that specializes on mosaci art and I am so awed by their work!
I love all the colours, these are so beautiful
Wow this mosaic work is simply stunning! I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen anything like it.
The innocent joy of a child at play mosaic is precious. I love how it captures the innocence of kids playing. It is hard to see it nowadays.
I would love to have a splash of color made of mosaics in my bathrooms. It is a very beautiful. I’m impressed with the quality of the creations here.
Those were a really stunning mosaic artwork. I love how creative these are. What a wonderful piece indeed.
Omg so many awesome designs!! I would love to add a little mosaic to my own home! Just not sure where yet
Those mosaics are amazing. I can’t imagine how much work went into them. I especially love that Andrew Bisdale piece.
These are all so beautiful and vibrant! I love the last one of the little girl. So cute.
I consider myself a fan of abstract art, but I have to say that I’m absolutely impressed by these contemporary mosaic pieces of art. WOW! It’s just amazing!! I wish I had that talent. I need these hanging on my wall lol.
i love and prefer the abstract art and design and i got some great tips to renovate my room by abstract art.
All the art forms look so serene, as if they are speaking for themselves. Be it the paper crafts or the mosaic, all of them are so vibrant and awe-inspiring that we keep on looking at the marvel of the same.
I love the color combination and I’m fascinated with these great pieces!
Mosaics are so beautiful! I absolutely love how they can be turned into anything!
This is an amazing talent! The colors at a beautiful clash as well.
i admit i love abstract art. but the freddie piece is amazing!
My kids love to do arts and I would love to introduce them to Mosaic art! Thanks for sharing the wonderful meanings of this artwork!
I actually prefer abstract art over realistic art because it’s really basic, just as I love it. Mosaics can seem quite busy and unless the space is really huge, I tend to like abstract art. Looks so good!
I would say I like both realism and abstract art, though I probably gravitate a little more towards a combination of the two. There is something so engaging about a little bit of realism mix with abstract and vice versa.
These are so gorgeous! I just love mosaic art!
These mosaic art piece looks unique and magical. Thanks for sharing the meanings of this artwork.
These are beautiful pieces of art work love it unique at the same each has its own personality.