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All Blog Posts Tagged 'Mosaic' (5)

Lonely Planet's Magnificent Mosaic Competition (20 photos)

Lonely Planet just wrapped their mosaic competition to celebrate their 100 millionth guidebook. They asked their readers to submit their favorite travel photos, the ones that gave them a truly memorable experience. From the beaches of Brazil to the deserts of Iraq, travelers submitted photos spanning the entire globe. After receiving over 130,000 entries, a panel of… Continue

Added by alice on September 6, 2010 at 3:00pm — 4 Comments

Vanity Fair Mosaic by Village9991 (8 pics)

Fashionable iconic mosaic images are made from recycled covers of Vanity Fair magazine where the titles are quite irregular.

Antonio Chiesa aka Village9991 was definitely inspired by mosaics and he works in various forms and and artistic techniques.…

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Added by Visnja V on August 25, 2010 at 9:41am — 6 Comments

Virtual Mosaic by HEC Montréal Students



I recently received an email from one of our readers, Jean-François Cournoyer-Quintal. He made this video with his friends for the 2010 Prom of HEC Montréal, a university in Montréal, Canada (www.hec.ca). Inspired by a well known video from the band Sour, this video is a virtual mosaic, as it refer to the big picture of all the graduated students of the 2010… Continue

Added by alice on May 12, 2010 at 11:22am — 2 Comments

Urban Street Art - Michael Jordan Mosaic



In honor of Michael Jordan’s induction to Hall of Frame this September, Gatorade payed tribute to the basketball legend with a mosaic street art piece made out of 19,000+ Gatorade bottles, including the new Gatorade Limited Edition Jordan Series. Longtime Jordan teammate Scottie Pippen helped create the mosaic which was constructed on a basketball court on Chicago's…

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Added by Eugene on July 20, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Modern Mosaic Art Using Corks, Nails, and Toothpicks by Saimir Strati: Albania

Saimir Strati is an Albanian artist who is regarded as one of the world's most well-known modern mosaic artists. He has used materials including nails, toothpicks, corks, sea glass, eggshells, compact discs, coffee beans, porcelain and mirror glass among other materials.



2008 - In Progress

On August 8, 2008 the artist began his most… Continue

Added by Eugene on August 29, 2008 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

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