{"id":450,"date":"2014-11-04T22:06:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T06:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musingsandmosaics.wordpress.com\/?p=450"},"modified":"2024-10-01T16:18:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T23:18:11","slug":"many-moments-of-modern-mosaics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musingsandmosaics.ca\/?p=450","title":{"rendered":"Many Moments of Modern Mosaics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On my travels, most of the mosaics I photograph are from the ancient Roman Empire. But today’s post is a photo essay of mosaics crafted by modern artisans that I have discovered along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first two I found on the side of a building in Whitefish, Montana in 2013. They depict the Rocky Mountain way of life.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This past spring I visited Italy, Switzerland and Germany and saw many Roman mosaics. I also discovered a few from this century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Florence someone had made a couple of mosaics for a clothing store. Unfortunately they put them under glass so they didn’t photograph well. On the plus side you can see the Florentine buildings in the reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ravenna, Italy is renowned for its late Roman and Byzantine mosaics, so naturally local artists are inspired to create their own. There was a shop\/studio near the basilica di San Vitale where artists made mosaics. They also sold tiles and I really wanted to take a few jars home, but they were heavy and there wasn’t room in my suitcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These 3D mosaic Easter eggs were beautiful, if a little pricy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This “cloth” mosaic was clever. The backing was sheet metal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next two mosaics I found on the side of a hostel in Interlaken, Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Finally in Trier, Germany in the ancient Roman Konstantin Basilika, there were three bible-themed mosaics on display.<\/p>\n\n\n

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