When I see large scale mosaics I am just blown away.
I have been meaning to share a cool site with you and a post I saw today fits right in with the subject of scale. Check out Midcentura.com. The mosaic below is by Spanish artist Josep Renau and it is made up of square tiles. I am usually not a fan of mosaics with perfectly shaped tiles all in the same size, but this work is just amazing.
If that piece does not impress maybe you will like the image below of a 10 story tall mosaic.
Read more at Midcentura.com
Ok so if you are a mosaic artist viewing this and thinking like I am well, "yea scale is cool but this is way out of my world of possibility" then please check out the work below by Barbara Keith. It is also very much out of my league but at 5 feet by 13 feet it is the sort of large scale mosaic that I can almost get my tiny brain around. She worked it in panels and that makes a lot of sense to me.
©2011 Barbara Benson Keith |
4 comments:
Thanks a lot for including me in your blog, Rebecca. I'm very flattered! :)
By the way, I have several horizontal flowing lines in this piece that are very, very subtle, but help tie the piece together. Very evident to see it large, but they get lost a little on a computer screen sized image.
Have a great week, Rebecca!
Thanks Barbara. I am a huge fan of all of your art and your newest project really has me thinking about scale in my own work. I do wish I could see your mural in person. Very impressive! I have clicked to enlarge, but you are right nothing beats standing in front of a large scale artwork and letting it pull you in.
Thanks for posting. Very informative.
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