The Everchanging World of Mosaic Artwork – Past, Present And Future
(4 min read) One of the inexhaustible modern sources of questionable knowledge, the Wikipedia, says: “A mosaic is a piece of art made from assembling of small pieces of colored glass, stone or other materials.”. For once, Wikipedia is right, especially about the “other materials” bit.
Most of us witnessed art forms going through some major changes from time to time, and in recent years controversy seems to be the main fuel of modern art. That isn’t necessarily bad, but it seems that the universal statement of beauty is getting lost in the process. Art forms such as fumage and scratchboard are very interesting, and art pieces created with these respective techniques can be gorgeous and breathtaking, but are they necessarily a progress? From painting with colors made of dried herbs and lapis lazuli, to painting with smoke, has the art world gone full circle and came back to its primitive beginnings?
In all of this commotion of new approaches and equivocal methods, one thing remains solid – mosaics are still made of small pieces of various materials. One might ask how do mosaics manage to stay relevant, and not become boring and outdated with their never-changing techniques. The answer to that question is quite simple – the materials change.
It all started back in bronze age with some simple, but lovely, pebble mosaics in Tiryns, the legendary place from which powerful Heracles performed his twelve labors. Greeks then started using pebble mosaics more and more often, which lead to the invention of the famous tessera technique.
Sharp lines of regular shapes of tessera, as well as their density and color, implicate that the Greeks were trying to imitate the contemporary paintings. Marble, limestone and deep black basalt, were later accompanied by marvelous glass threads, including the gold and silver glass tesserae. All of these materials still play a
Contemporary artists don’t lack mosaic ideas, and they most certainly don’t lack materials either. From Elvis made of beer and soda aluminum cans to the portrait of Rosie
So, what does the future bring for the formidable mosaic art and for that matter, art in general? One should only visit the Metropolitan Museum these days to figure out that modern art isn’t very promising. Strange performances, twisted expositions, the beauty seems to be lost for many art forms. In such a world, mosaic remains steadily and intricately beautiful. Whether it’s made of butterfly wings or candy sprinkles, a mosaic artwork will never fail to bring out the admiration in its observers.
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92 Comments
I love the stunning mosaics of ancient Rome! The immense detail is absolutely breath-taking!
I’m a HUGE fan of mosaic art. I love the way those tiny pieces of material come together to form one giant piece. It’s fascinating.
I studied early Christian art and I have a thing for mosaics. I really love that people are starting to use them in their homes…it’s such a gorgeous art form.
So cool! Some of this art is so detailed. I love the Darth Vader art made from tech.
Holy crap! These are so gorgeous pieces!! I would love to hang some in my house!! 🙂 That FOX especially!
Thanks a lot for your comment, the fox is the work of the awesome Pam Mauseth, she is a great mosaicist. Check out her collection on here: https://www.mosaicslab.com/mosaic…/pamela-mauseth.html
Wow, that fox at the top is absolutely beautiful!! How time consuming it must be to do that work!
Yes the fox mosaic is awesome, this was done by Pam Mauseth, she is a great mosaicist. Check out her collection on here: https://www.mosaicslab.com/mosaic…/pamela-mauseth.html
Everything looks gorgeous, I wish I could have something like this in my bathroom for example . Indeed modern, nicely done, exquisite I might say!
Such cool looking pictures. These would be so fun to try to make one.
I am a huge fan of mosaic art – I wish I was able to have a piece in my apartment – these are incredible.
So beautiful and so overly creative! The dragonfly and the fox are surely my favorites. Adding some animal vibe is for the better for sure
Great website
These are awesomely beautiful. I would like have such in my house.
Wow these are stunning! I love the peacock, absolutely beautiful!
Debs
I used to love doing mosiac crafts when I was younger. These are so pretty I would love something like this in my home.
Wow.. These art are so beautiful. I would love to have them!
These pieces are so fabulous. I really like the one with the fox. I would love to make one.
This is really an interesting article. I was transported back to art class form college. I like how artists can create with and from mosaics. We have a mosaic artwork at home and my grandma cherishes it a lot. The pieces featured in this post are mindblowing as well.
Gorgeous artwork! Mosaics are so beautiful
I have always loved mosaic art. I like the pebble mosaics. I have seen several pieces. My favorite in this post and one my husband would like is the Darth Vader mosaic artwork. People who create mosaic artwork are very talented!
This artwork is so stunningly beautiful and satisfying. I saw something similar in Thailand. That man was so talented. Art has so many forms of expression. Lovely post 🙂
I love marveling at mosaic art. The detail in some of these pieces is quite striking!
The Darth Vader one made my day. Mosaics are fascinating and it would be a really cool art project to do with my kids with any left over recyclables.
Mosaics are absolutely amazing things and these are wonderful pieces of art. I love how people put together broken things and come up with something amazing else.
These works are incredible as well as a style, ancient or modern, which I always find full of mystery. I like it!
So gorgeous. I am always in awe of people who can make these. They always come out so amazing.
The Art brought about in this Mosaic is so amazing, wow! so much to learn from this.
These are great works of Art, they look so detailed and utterly beautiful.
wow! how cool are this pieces! I wish I can be creative like as I like to play with colors! it is really impressive what people can come up with!
Wow! These arts are sooooo amazing! I would love to see more of this!
WOW these art pieces are breathtaking!!!
I am always fascinated by mosaic arts. I hope to get one made of me someday. Thanks for the historical details.
I absolutely love mosaics, especially the really old ones from roman and ancient greek times! This post was really insightful x
Those mosaics are so incredible!! In our world of fast fashion and ever changing trends it is wonderful to see people taking such pride in creating beautiful works of art like this!
When we were remodeling our home, I would have loved to include a mosaic somewhere. Unfortunately, neither of us are that talented, so we don’t have one. There’s just something so timeless and beautiful about them though!
These are all so gorgeous; I’d love to have any one of these in my home. The Darth Vader one would go great in my kids bonus room!
I love the fox picture and the tile piece behind the bathtub! I know NOTHING about art, so that’s one thing I’d like to learn a little more about as I continue on this adventure journey I’m on 🙂
You’re up for a real adventure! To me, nothing is more fulfilling than beautiful art.
wow all of the art pieces are beautiful! Some are a bit scary for me personally but one of my favorite ones is the piece by Epiphany! That’s a gorgeous artwork
Wow! My jaw dropped upon seeing these arts, they are amazingly beautiful and I love all these!
I love a mosaic! I never thought to have one in my home, but I love to see them while we’re out and about.
Wow, if I had a bathroom with that mosaic, I would be in there for hours at a time It’s absolutely stunning!
I love mosaic art! We have alot of it around Downtown Phoenix, so beautiiful and always unique.
I’ve never been to Phoenix, now I need to visit for sure.
This is truly an amazing work of art, all that featured here is so stunning. I love this kind of post that we can learned or acquire something new and this is definitely a great post.
I love that first mosaic of the fox. I’ve never seen a modern mosaic like that. It’s really beautiful. The mosaic of Kevin Bacon is also really cool, but I’m not sure why anyone would choose to make a mosaic of his face!
Did you notice the Kevin Bacon mosaic piece is made of real bacon! So cool.
One of my favorite things about mosaics is how intricate they are. It takes real dedication and talent to turn pieces of rock or broken pottery to create a beautiful picture.
I’ve always loved mosaic pieces. I think they’re so intricate and beautiful. There are some beautiful ones around a few of the beach in Southern California.
oh I’ve never noticed! Will definitely keep my eyes open next time I am in Cali.
I really do admire how resourceful and creative they are. I love mosaic as a piece of art.
All these art pieces are so incredibly detailed and so gorgeous. I loved the Darth Vader one!!
It is one of my fave as well, great work.
It is amazing to see how much mosaic art has progressed and changed over the years – that Kevin Bacon made of bacon is a fantastic piece of art!
Yeah it is! Great idea.
Those were a stunning artwork. I just love them all especially Jason Mecier, Portrait of Kevin Bacon. I found it very pretty,
It is awesome! Did you notice it is made of real bacon? Cool right?
These are all some beautiful pieces. I would definitely love something like this.
These are all so very cool. I would love to have one of these for my home to add a little something extra.
One of the most impressive mosaic works that I have ever seen during my travels was in the Agra Fort, in India. Entire walls were covered with tiny pieces of mosaic and of precious stones, making me think how amazing and how much work the builders have put into it.
I’ve been to Agra Fort a few years ago and yes the mosaic work there is very impressive but the most impressive mosaic work I’ve seen was in Granada Spain at the Alhambra mosque, no words can explain how gorgeous and meticulous the mosaic work there is. A bucket list for sure, highly recommended.
I love the artwork. Looks beautiful.
WOW! That big giant yellow mosaic in the bathroom is incredible!!
can you imagine the time each of these artwork would have taken! such a long work! but the results are gorgeous!
I know! The bathroom piece took three of our mosaicists about 2 weeks to complete! But it turned out to be great.
I must say that these artworks are beautiful and breath taking.
These pieces are absolutely amazing and give me a new appreciation for art. Love it!
We are big fans of mosaic artwork, you can say so many things with this technique. Always looks amazing I love the peacock!
These mosaics are gorgeous! I really love the Darth Vader art. Who knew Darth could look so good?
I love the look of mosaic artwork. These are some really cool pieces!
I enjoy Mosaic Artwork like the ones presented in this post, thanks for sharing.
I am a huge fan of mosaic artwork. I love seeing your art, it is beautiful. Great post!
I would love to have one of these in my home; that fox is awesome!
Wow these are amazing! My favorite is ‘Darth Vader’
Wow, these mosaics are GORGEOUS. I mean, that fox one at the very beginning was stunning. And my husband, of course, loved the Darth Vader one. 🙂 I love that you highlighted all the different materials that can be used to create these beautiful pieces!
What an interesting read! I never knew about the history of mosaic art until now. I love mosaic pieces and think they are interesting.
Wow this art is so pretty. We love mosaics too. They are stunning and love them all.
Wow! I love this! These are truly spectacular art pieces, so much talent!
I love the pebble mosaic! You wouldn’t thought it was pebbles from afar
I love mosaic art and it is good to see that it is as popular as ever
The dragonfly mosaic is my favorite. I have a true fondness for them.
These pieces are beautiful. I love the peacock one!
wow they are so gorgeous and beautiful. I could remember doing stuffs like this early 20’s in high school, Art classes was fun.
Mosaics are pretty darn amazing. And they have such a rich beauty and such variation about the type of art as well. The Kevin Bacon one was a lot of fun.
Wow how stunning! These are beautiful pieces…mosaics are lost art I feel.
Thanks for sharing such creative posts. This is amazing and now I am also thinking to purchase some kind of arts like that for my home.
Art has changed a lot for sure. For me if the creativity is there along with the passion the artistry never dies. It amazing how art can be transformed into beautiful things.
Yes, mosaics never really get out of date. Back in my school days. Teachers prefer to eggshells to make a mosaic. It’s cute btw.
wow these mosiac pieces are phenomenal thanks for sharing
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