Mosaic Spotting: Kikko vest by Bea Valdes

photo credit: couturelab.com

This striking vest - yet another exquisite beaded creation by Bea Valdes - is inspired by the book "The Art of War". Its symmetrical embellishment and right choice of colours are surely reminiscent of Chinese epic films with swords, tea leafs and cunning women walking and shedding that false tear .

Talking of tea, back to some black tea with milk and sugar!

(but how I wish I had some jasmine tea now)

A presto!

Magda

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BREATHTAKING article about mosaic art was published TODAY on swide.com

An image to feast your eyes on and an article to make your heart pump was published today 9/10/2013 on swide.com.

The article is called The culture of fashion: mosaics and it gives a brief account of mosaic art history. The images used are gorgeous so hurry up and go read it!

So this was a morning infused with gold tesserae and an immense excitement about this brilliant article that I wanted to share with you all.

BREATHTAKING article about mosaic art was published TODAY on @Swide http://t.co/Ya4vfPu8Qc via #mosaic
— Mosaicology Blog (@poshmosaic) October 9, 2013

@dolcegabbana FW2014 and the mosaics of the Monreale Cathedral in Palermo. Discover more http://t.co/zAPYWyehP0 pic.twitter.com/nksytw5GJJ
— Swide.com (@Swide) October 9, 2013

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Magda

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MOSAIC LINKS (best of Sept-Oct 2013)

A selection of articles, events, videos, artists that really worth it.
(September-October 2013) 

Event

RavennaMosaico Festival 2013

First and foremost, the program of the RavennaΜosaicο 2013 festival starting 12 October until 24 November has been released and is available at http://www.ravennamosaico.it/. Besides the gallery openings there will be a variety of other events in the city of Ravenna and this is your chance to get totally imbued in mosaic art.

Article
Chimeras and mosaics

(Phenomena - National Geographic)

An exciting scientific post blending mosaic and SCIENCE. In the article, mosaic art is used as comparison. Check it out HERE.

Video
Sicis O'clock Collection

If you have been following what Sicis has been doing in recent years, this video will confirm your wildest guess. The mirco and nano mosaics here are exquisite. Watch out for the Russian inspiration.

Artist
Samantha Holmes

Samantha Holmes is an exceptional artist for the simple materials she uses and the way she breaths new and meaningful life into them. She actually gives them a new identity. The thought process she uses is distinctively rooted into a philosophical approach to life. Another reason why I love her work is that she is using my favourite material: paper. Samantha will be one of the artists to exhibit in the RavennaMosaico festival this year.

A presto!

Magda

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Flying, falling or both

Your rise could induce a fall.
And your fall could be the cause of a rise.

You might be flying but you could also be falling or both.

You are wondering if this confusion is because your dreams are being dissolved into thin air before they can get the chance to become true.

But don't think about that.

Wait till the winds are not that brutal.

Or until you stop minding the winds.

You will re-emerge.

Tomorrow.

Words by Magda of Mosaicology
#Mosaic Art by Olga Goulandris (Volcan di Pacaya 2012)

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Magda

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Hungry for mosaic (and Mondrian)

Piet Mondrian Sandwich

This mosaic sandwich, a tribute to Piet Mondrian is the work of artist Brittany Powell and part of her Sandwich Art project, inspired by famous modern and contemporary artists. Britanny Powell used bread with food and condiments to create edible little works of art sandwiches that pay tribute to a specific artist.

Find out more about the Sandwich Art project with more images right here.

Now, let's see more Mondrian!

YSL Mondrian Dress

..

Mondrian sneakers

A car luggage included

Mondrian face

Dutch artist, Piet Cornelis Mondrian

It's not a coincidence that I chose this specific sandwich for the blog. There's in fact a mosaic character in some of Mondrian's paintings.

Piet Mondrian painting - via guggenheim.org

Piet Mondrian painting - image from romatoday.it

Piet Mondrian painting - image from romatoday.it

Hope you enjoyed this!

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Magda

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Mosaic takes you where you want to be

Milan

New York

Paris

Delhi

Amsterdam

Stockholm

His name is Jazzberry Blue and he is a travelling artist currently based in Toronto.

I've stumbled upon his "mosaic maps" on Twitter a few minutes ago and I said "HOW CREATIVE". And you know what? He is self taught. You don't need a university degree and a Master to do this, do you? And above all, you don't need any sort of certificate or diploma to be mosaicologised. You just have to have MOSAIC in you.

Find out more about this artist and see more of his art by visiting his website jazzberryblue.com.

Abstract maps that present cities as a Mid-Century-inspired mosaic of colors. http://t.co/3XBYj2l04A pic.twitter.com/BLT0K5NVlQ
— Fab (@Fab) September 9, 2013

Have a great weekend!

xo, Magda

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An apron for mosaic artists and students

 Apron (keep calm and make mosaics) $20.99 available in beige and yellow

For some reason, I had this post as a draft and never published it. ...Yes! Now I remember. I wanted to see if I could get a bigger picture for this but this is not possible. Anyway. I hope you like it! :)

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She's got the look

mosaic by Pasquale Roscigno

Guys or gals, doesn't she have that look that says it all?

Indifference. Lust. Disappointment. Sadness. Intelligence. Class.... Stay out of my way.

This is a mosaic by Pasquale Roscigno, an Italian mosaic artist living in Campania.

Mosaic is posh (or what this blog is about)

As I was trying to find something appropriate as a cover for my Facebook Page, I was thinking about what message I have been trying to give to my readers and fans since I started the blog and how this blog has evolved.

It didn't take long to come up with the motto "Mosaic is posh" as I'm already using the word "posh" in my designs. But that's not the reason why. I mean, yes, mosaic is a trend - a timeless trend - and it's associated with prestige and times of prosperity (think Hellenistic times, 6th century and 11th century Byzantium) but mosaic is more than that.

Mosaic can be an inspiration for people who are not directly involved in mosaic making. In my case, I have used mosaic in combination with other things, to show its importance and its influence. I have located clothes, accessories, scarfs, objects that "subconsciously" had mosaic in them and I mosaicologised them. And I did this "unconsciously".

For about three years, I have been doing just that. Bringing mosaic closer to those who don't know it, who never had the chance to touch a mosaic tile or who might have ignored the perfect beauty of mosaic floors. I wanted to exalt mosaic.

I once remember someone's comment that said: "Thanks to you and your blog, I can no longer ignore mosaic floors!"

When I saw Dolce and Gabbana's recent Tailored Mosaic collection, besides almost fainting out of excitement, I knew I was RIGHT. And will you believe that long before the Tailored Mosaic's first appearance on the catwalk, I was envisioning prints of mosaics on silk fabric? But who am I to do such a thing?

If this is promoting mosaic art, I don't know. That's not my objective. My mission is mosaic as fashion and as a superb and exciting art form that's always "in".

Mosaic is posh!

Now thanks to

 Dolce & Gabbana,

Chanel,

Alexander McQueen,

Pentheroudakis,

Hermes,

PurseN,

Gwen Stefani

and others,

my seemingly pointless blogging now makes sense!

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Sailing to Byzantium (a poem by Yeats)

Sailing to Byzantium

That is no country for old men. The young
In one another’s arms, birds in the trees
– Those dying generations – at their song,
The salmon‐falls, the mackerel‐crowded seas,
Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long
Whatever is begotten, born, and dies.
Caught in that sensual music all neglect
Monuments of unageing intellect.

An aged man is but a paltry thing,
A tattered coat upon a stick, unless
Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing
For every tatter in its mortal dress,
Nor is there singing school but studying
Monuments of its own magnificence;
And therefore I have sailed the seas and come
To the holy city of Byzantium.

O sages standing in God’s holy fire
As in the gold mosaic of a wall,
Come from the holy fire, perne in a gyre,
And be the singing‐masters of my soul.
Consume my heart away; sick with desire
And fastened to a dying animal
It knows not what it is; and gather me
Into the artifice of eternity.

Once out of nature I shall never take
My bodily form from any natural thing,
But such a form as Grecian goldsmiths make
Of hammered gold and gold enamelling
To keep a drowsy Emperor awake;
Or set upon a golden bough to sing
To lords and ladies of Byzantium
Of what is past, or passing, or to come.

I thought this was a beautiful poem to share with you.

Where would you love to "sail" to?

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