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Mosaic is a term used to describe an art form that combines different materials, colors, patterns, and textures to create a unique and visually captivating image. Mosaics can be found in a variety of settings, from homes and gardens to public art installations. They are often used to add a decorative element to a space, or to create a focal point. The most common materials used to create mosaics include tiles, glass, and stones. Mosaics can also be created from other materials, such as paper, fabric, or even found objects. The process of creating a mosaic involves cutting, grinding, and adhering the different materials together, often using adhesive or grout. Mosaic art has been around for centuries, with some of the oldest examples of mosaics dating back to ancient Greece and Rome. Today, mosaics can be found in a variety of contexts, from churches and cathedrals to public art installations. Mosaics are also popular in modern homes, often used as a decorative element in kitchens, bathrooms, and outdoor spaces. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of people interested in creating their own mosaics. Many online tutorials and classes are available, which provide instruction on
Cassie Packard on “Symbionts: Contemporary Artists and the Biosphere” - Artforum International
Life arises from difference. That’s what biologist Lynn Margulis (1938–2011) averred when she proposed that endosymbiosis—the nesting of one unlike organism inside another—allowed for the evolution of multicellular entities on earth, and that various symbiotic unions remain integral to the flourishing of existence. Now accepted as scientific fact, Margulis’s assertions suggest that we have been moving mosaics of interspecies communion from the very beginning. This paradigm elicits a reconsideration of the boundaries and possibilities of being “human,” an intellectual project that might serve as
Alpesh Kantilal Patel on Didier William - Artforum International
The title of Didier William’s impressive solo exhibition here, “Nou Kite Tout Sa Dèyè,”is Kreyòl, or Haitian Creole, for “We Have Left That All Behind”—fitting, as the artist’s family relocated to North Miami from Haiti during the late 1980s. While William’s genealogy and the name of the show evoke specific geographic locations, the “where” and “when” examined in the thirty-nine works on display—mixed-media paintings on wood panels, prints, artist books, and one sculpture—are never straightforward.Mosaic Pool, Miami, 2021, is a case in point: The titular basin, surrounded by orange-brown tiles
Maximilian Lehner on Zsófia Keresztes - Artforum International
Indulging in an aesthetics that falls somewhere between that of Buddhist temple guardian statues and that of Chupa Chups lollipop packaging, Zsófia Keresztes has developed a unique style of sculpture. Reminiscent of Catalan Art Nouveau, the artist’s large organic shapes are made of polystyrene covered in small mosaic tiles. These forms are often perched on top of each other like cairns, their contours dripping like cake frosting, or they might lie on the floor in long, winding wormlike shapes. The palette of the tesserae, with tones ranging from pale orange to fleshy pink and baby blue, would
Myrlande Constant at Fowler Museum at UCLA - Artforum International
Myrlande Constant’s sumptuously detailed textile works elaborate mystical realms where mermaids, serpentine beings, angels with axolotl-like heads, and tentacled half-human deities interact with each other and, occasionally, mortals. Evoking tapestries and mosaics, the artist’s compositions scintillate with thousands of punctiliously stitched glass beads and sequins that change color and reflect light when viewed from different angles. But these tableaux are not intended to merely titillate: the Haitian artist is a manbo makout, a priestess by blood; her objects take the form of drapo, ritual