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2. Mosaic - Wikipedia

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   A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster / mortar, and covering a surface. [1] Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world. Mosaic today includes not just murals and pavements, but also ...

3. Roman mosaic - Wikipedia

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   Roman mosaic. A Roman mosaic on a wall in the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, Herculaneum, Italy, 1st century AD. A Roman mosaic is a mosaic made during the Roman period, throughout the Roman Republic and later Empire. Mosaics were used in a variety of private and public buildings, [1] on both floors and walls, though they competed with ...

4. Byzantine mosaics - Wikipedia

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   Byzantine mosaics. 10th century mosaic of Virgin and Child on a gold ground in the former cathedral Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey. Byzantine mosaics are mosaics produced from the 4th to 15th [1] centuries in and under the influence of the Byzantine Empire. Mosaics were some of the most popular [2] and historically significant art forms ...

5. Philadelphia's Magic Gardens - Wikipedia

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   Philadelphia's Magic Gardens. Philadelphia's Magic Gardens is a non-profit organization, folk art environment, and gallery space on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To date, it is the largest work created by mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar. The Magic Gardens spans three city lots, and includes indoor galleries and a large outdoor labyrinth.

6. Isaiah Zagar - Wikipedia

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   American. Education. Pratt Institute (BA) Known for. Sculpture, Ceramics, Mosaic. Notable work. Philadelphia's Magic Gardens. Isaiah Zagar (born 1939) is an American mosaic artist based in Philadelphia. He is notable for his murals, primarily in or around Philadelphia's South Street.

7. Laurel True - Wikipedia

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   Laurel True (born 1968) American artist, architectural artist, muralist and mosaic artist. True, founder of one of the first formal mosaic institutes in the United States, Institute of Mosaic Art, was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. True's career began in 1990 with an apprenticeship with outsider mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar working on site-specific ...