I have always been fascinated by ancient art and architecture. Why and how did our ancestors build the Pyramids, Stonehenge, the Pont du Gard, the Cathedrals ? Even today, building such monuments would represent a technical challenge.
In good company… I am very proud to have my work featured last week by online gallery Artsy Shark. I feel honored and privileged to find myself in the company…
In 2017 I created this mosaic portrait : Claire’s Mosaic Portrait I described the way this mosaic was actually built in my post : “Claire’s Portait” As I…
The Hispania Baetica Roman province in Spain. The mosaic of the birds was the first one among a plethora of incredible mosaics I stumbled upon during my last expedition to…
Opus Pixellatum is an amazingly versatile way to create mosaics. From one model the mosaicist can create many different mosaics. The possibilities are practically unlimited. Variations can be as basic…
The recurrence of decorative patterns through time is a phenomenon akin to the recurrence of themes in all Mythologies and dreams. 21st century present bags, Dothan, Alabama, USA. Just back…
JULIA Location : National Museum of Archaeology, Pompeii, Italy Date : 1st century AD This incredibly detailed mosaic portrait of a young woman of a patrician family can be admired…
The Beauty of imperfection Mosaics perfectly demonstrate the beauty of imperfection and precisely illustrate the French aphorism quoted by Voltaire : “Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien” : Perfect is…
Mosaics reflect light in a unique way Because they are not perfectly level, each one of the many tiles composing a mosaic reflects the light at a very different angle.…
Opus Pixellatum is like music You can create many variations of the same mosaic portrait in the same way you can play the same tune in many different ways. Take…