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Where Spirit, Intellect and Mosaic Meet: The Mandalas of Lillian Sizemore
"VOX" 2008-2010 18 in. diameter Marbles, granites, vintage golds, transparent smalti, abalone, pyrite, blue calcite, minerals, vintage Austrian crystals, edged in 100+ yr. old antique copper from the...
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LATICRETE Presents: Cynthia Fisher
Cynthia Fisher "My World" 34 x 24" Vitreous glass, unglazed porcelain, smalti, rocks, grout, broken pottery shards, beads, stained glass. In 2011, LATICRETE sponsored the Exhibition in Print, MAN’s...
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LATICRETE Presents: CaCO3
"Movimento n7" 2010 Two panels, 40 x 50 cm In 2011, LATICRETE sponsored the Exhibition in Print, MAN’s international competition juried by celebrated art dealer Bernice Steinbaum, mosaic...
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LATICRETE PRESENTS: Lynne Chinn
Lynne Chinn "Urchin Gaia" 13.5 x 17 x 16 in. In 2011, LATICRETE sponsored the Exhibition in Print, MAN’s international competition juried by celebrated art dealer Bernice Steinbaum, mosaic...
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LATICRETE Presents: Mona Magdi Kenawy
Mona Magdi Kenawy "Memories" 35 x 50 cm. Volcanic stones, mother of pearl, colored plaster In 2011, LATICRETE sponsored the Exhibition in Print, MAN’s international competition juried by celebrated art...
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LATICRETE Presents: Ilana Shafir
Ilana Shafir "Hanging Gardens" 24.8 x 47.24 x 2 in. Hand-made ceramic pieces, ceramic fragments, pottery shards, natural and cut stones, pebbles and shells. Private collection of Leah Zahavi. Photo by...
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“The mosaic can do everything.”“Ti Desidero: I Long For You” at the Musivum...
A woman inspects Roberta Grasso's "Memory of a Dream" Currently on view at the Musivum Gallery in Moscow, Russia is a collection of works by seven young artists who are exploring – some might say...
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A Quick Look at Mosaics from Art Basel Miami 2012
Federico Uribe Thanks to Friend of MAN Jacki Gran, we have a few photos of mosaics being shown at Art Miami during Art Basel 2012. Federico Uribe A little Googling produced the image below. Uribe’s...
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New-Ancient Mosaics: Marie-Laure Besson Exhibits in Tours
Marie-Laure Besson "Autonomous No.1" 2012 40 x 60 cm Marble, aluminum Like a lovely, visual tonal poem of winter, this photo of Marie-Laure Besson’s Autonomous No.1 totally captured us when it appeared...
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Facing Our Foibles With Humor, Grace and Whimsy: Cleo Mussi
Cleo Mussi "I is for Idea" from The A-Z Handbook (2008) 42 x 17 cm “I is for Idea” To help save our planet and our souls from selfishness. Plenty of good ones, but far too few seen through. It is...
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The Multi-Dimensional Mosaic Sculptures of Monica Machado
This article on Portuguese artist Monica Machado first appeared in the 5th edition of Mosaique magazine published in January 2013 and is a translation from the original French. The author, Renée...
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Black Gold: Thar’s Oil In Them Thar Walls
By Lillian Sizemore In May 2012, when the renowned Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles was slated to close its doors for good, the owners ran a huge liquidation sale—the entire contents of the hotel...
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Update from the Mosaic Mecca of South America: Puente Alto & Isidora Paz López
Chicarra/Cicada "Cicada chilensis" & Sahumerio (Incense) "Twedia confertiflora" Design: Nicolás Chacón. Drawing: Paulo Meyer. Pillar Director: Gonzalo San Martín. Execution principal figures:...
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What’s It Going to Take to Advance Contemporary Mosaic?
At any gathering of contemporary mosaic artists, the question of “What’s it going to take to advance the art form/genre/medium?” is likely to arise. One of two positions is usually taken: Change the...
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Seriality, Rhythm & Archeology: Interview with Sonya Louro Do Rego by Luca...
Sonya Louro Do Rego "Fall" 2011 150 x 50 x 25 cm Shells and marble on wood and polystyrene Photo: MAN One of our favorite pieces in the Young Artists and Mosaic (GAEM) exhibit in Ravenna in 2011 was...
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Sonia King’s Milestones
Sonia King "Depthfinder" 2011 24 x 18 inches Museo d'Arte della Citta di Ravenna (MAR) The recent news that the Museo d’Arte della Citta di Ravenna (MAR) has added works by three American artists to...
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“Transposition” A Mosaic Triumph in Seattle
Photo: Cindi Buhrig The most exciting exhibit we saw in conjunction with the Society of American Mosaic Artist’s (SAMA) annual conference in Tacoma, WA last April was Transposition, a site-specific...
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Mosaic at the 2013 Venice Biennale Part 1: Mohamed Banawy/Khaled Zaki at the...
Oh, to be in Venice for the 55th edition of the largest and most prestigious international art exhibit in the world – the Venice Biennale. By all accounts, curator Massimiliano Gioni’s Encyclopedic...
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Mosaics of the 2013 Venice Biennale Part 4: Zhanna Kadyrova at the Ukranian...
Zhanna Kadyrova “Do not enter” 2005 Vladimir Ovcharenko Collection, Moscow Photo: Andrew Yagubsky EDITOR’S NOTE: Just when we thought we had mosaic at the Biennale covered, MAN correspondant Luca...
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Once upon a time . . . mosaic today: A conversation between Sergio Cicognani...
Sergio Cicognani Untitled 100 x 120 cm Marble, smalti, fresco painting A sunny spring day in Ravenna. A studio filled with paintings and mosaics. A student and a master deep in conversation. We are...
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