Below is a glossary article post in the category M which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Mosaic based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Mosaic
So, what is actually meant by Mosaic?
Mosaics are images consisting of small parts that are traditionally small tiles made of terracotta, glass pieces, ceramics or marble and are usually put on the floor and walls.
Explanation of Mosaic
Mosaics have been used as decorative media for more than five thousand years. It was the Islamic mosaics introduced to spain by the moRth in the eighty century that inspired the twentieth-century catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, who Arranged Pieces of Broken Glazed Tiles with Fragments of Glass Bottles and China Plates Over Walls in the Park Güell and In Parts Sagrada Familia Cathedral, in Barcelona.
Mosaic also became popular in Mexico, especially in the arts of Diego Rivera and Juan O’Gorman, who used stone mosaics in their murals based on socialist ideas and enhance original and popular heritage in Mexican culture.
In 1921 a young Russian artist, Boris Anrep, who had settled in England after the Second World War, was assigned to design a mosaic floor for Gallery II in Tate England. The original floor was damaged during a bomb attack in war. Anrep design is based on proverb by William Blake.
This work ethics became popular again in the 1970s when artists began to rediscover craft-based techniques. British artist Mat Collishaw makes ceramic tile mosaics from the face of a woman taken from a rough photo of a woman found on the internet.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix M, as well as terms associated with M.
Meaning of Mosaic in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Mosaic.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Mosaik (Indonesian), Mosaic (Java), and Beurit lumian in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Mosaic.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Mosaic.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix M. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=mosaic
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=mosaic
- View example images of mosaic through Google here
- View example images of mosaic on Bing here
- View example images of mosaic on Yandex here
