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History of mosaic

The history of mosaic goes back some 4,000 years or more, with the use of terracotta cones pushed point-first into a background to give decoration. By the eighth century BC, there were pebble pavements, using different coloured stones to create patterns, although these tended to be unstructured decoration. It was the Greeks, in the four centuries BC, who raised the pebble technique to an art form, with precise geometric patterns and detailed scenes of people and animals.

By 200 BC, specially manufactured pieces ("tesserae") were being used to give extra detail and range of colour to the work. Using small tesserae, sometimes only a few millimetres in size, meant that mosaics could imitate paintings. Many of the mosaics preserved at, for example, Pompeii were the work of Greek artists.

The expansion of the Roman Empire took mosaics further afield, although the level of skill and artistry was diluted.

Typically Roman subjects were scenes celebrating their gods, domestic themes and geometric designs

Byzantine mosaics

With the rise of the Byzantine Empire from the 5th century onwards, centred on Byzantium (now Istanbul, Turkey), the art form took on new characteristics. These included Eastern influences in style and the use of special glass tesserae called smalti, manufactured in northern Italy . These were made from thick sheets of coloured glass. Smalti have a rough surface and contain tiny air bubbles. They are sometimes backed with reflective silver or gold leaf.

Whereas Roman mosaics were mostly used as floors, the Byzantines specialised in covering walls and ceilings. The smalti were ungrouted, allowing light to reflect and refract within the glass. Also, they were set at slight angles to the wall, so that they caught the light in different ways. The gold tesserae sparkle as the viewer moves around within the building.

Roman images were absorbed into the typical Christian themes of the Byzantine mosaics, although some work is decorative and some incorporates portraits of Emperors and Empresses.

Islamic mosaic art

In the west of Europe, the Moors brought Islamic mosaic and tile art into the Iberian peninsula in the 8th century, while elsewhere in the Muslim world, stone, glass and ceramic were all used in mosaics. In contrast to the figurative representations in Byzantine art, Islamic motifs are mainly geometric and mathematical. Examples can be seen in Spain at the Great Mosque at Cordoba and the Alhambra Palace . In Arabic countries a distinctive decorative style called zillij uses purpose-made ceramic shapes that are further worked by hand to allow them to tessellate (fit together perfectly to cover a surface).

In the rest of Europe , mosaic went into decline throughout the Middle Ages, although some tiling patterns in abbeys, for example, used mosaic effects. In the 19th century there was a revival of interest, particularly in the Byzantine style, with buildings such as Westminster Cathedral (left) and Sacre-Coeur in Paris .

The Art Nouveau movement also embraced mosaic art. In Barcelona , Antoni Gaudi worked with Josep Maria Jujol to produce the stunning ceramic mosaics of the Guell Park (below) in the first two decades of the 20th century. These used a technique known as trencadis in which tiles (purpose-made and waste tiles) covered surfaces of buildings. They also incorporated broken crockery and other found objects, a revolutionary idea in formal art and architecture.

Found objects have been used as mosaic materials in a range of ways, for example in Victorian shell grottoes and "putty pots", where china and other items (buttons, toy figures etc) are stuck to a base with linseed putty. This kind of collage of personal objects with connections to everyday life is also sometimes called "memoryware".

Modern mosaics

high quality handmade marble mosaic art. We are world class producers of original designs of Greek, Byzantine and Roman mosaics. Our mosaic making process dates back to the original process used by the Romans in the 1st and 2nd century AD. We also pride ourselves with our mosaic designs of masterpiece art, created stone by stone by our master craftsmen, producing marble mosaics that makes any wall, pool, kitchen backsplash or floor stand out. Our tesserae are hand cut from thin slabs of natural marble and semi-precious stones and skillfully put together by our artists to make beautiful mosaic art. The uses of marble mosaics vary for each individual. Many home owners enjoy adding mosaic kitchen backsplash over their counters to add warmth to the walls. Marble mosaics are also popular as carpet designs in living rooms or entry ways. Walls can be decorated with mosaics to replace paintings or to add uniqueness to a room. Pools are also an exceptional place to add mosaics to, either as a border around the pool, or as medallions by the ladders or, best of all, a beautiful fish or dolphin design at the bottom of the pool, creating a feel of the old roman baths and bringing sea life into the design.