The Mosaic Beauty of Santa Maria of Trastevere

Rome is known for its beautiful churches that adorn its streets and are attractions to millions of tourists every year. The largest and most important of its churches built in the 12th century is Santa Maria in Trastevere which replaced an Early Christian basilica from the fourth century.     One of the oldest churches in the city, the minor basilica is best known for its... READ MORE

The Sea Inspires Beautiful Mosaics

Like most people. Ukrainian artist Svetlana Ivanchenko loves to stroll the sandy beaches looking for beautiful shells and stones. But Svetlana goes the extra mile and uses whatever the sea gives her to create beautiful art. With the sand, pebbles and shells she gathers, she sculpts intricate portraits carefully assembled by hand. Graduated from the Art School of the famous Crimean... READ MORE

10,000 photo mosaic honors the nursing profession

On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Campaign for Nursing’s Future, Johnson & Johnson’s launched an online project called “Portrait of Thanks Mosaic”. The project consisted in creating a mosaic with photos of nurses and nursing students, in line with a national campaign that honored nursing. The mosaic, which solicited nearly 10,000 photos collected... READ MORE

The Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural: World’s Largest Ceramic Mosaic

Vietnam’s first public collective work of art, the Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural can be found on the wall of the dyke system in Hanoi, Vietnam. Work on the mosaic began in 2007 and was completed in 2010 on the occasion of the millennial anniversary of Hanoi. Nguyen Thu Thuy, journalist of culture and arts, came up with the idea of transforming Hanoi’s dyke system into a... READ MORE

Invader: From Video Games to Mosaic Tiles

The arcade game Space Invaders undoubtedly represented a turning point in the industry when it was released in 1978. It became an inspiration for countless other video games that followed and is today considered a landmark in popular culture. Yet the game affected a young Frenchman in a wholly unexpected and bizarre way. In 1998, this Parisian artist, known only as Invader, began... READ MORE