Demonstrates the techniques, basic elements, and creative aspects of the mosaic medium. Experiments in tesserae, smalti, and Blenke glass which emphasise the richness in variety of materials and forms. Stresses the possibilities of using new and unusual structural elements - bathroom tiles, buttons, pebbles - and points out how commercially available elements can be used in new ways.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007267
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists' materials
Crafts & Visual Arts → Assemblage (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Composition (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Found objects (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Mosaics
Crafts & Visual Arts → Mural painting and decoration
Crafts & Visual Arts → Texture (Art)
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative ability
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)