The history of mosaic art

Mosaics in the ancient world

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.

Mosaics In Indonesia

Mosaic in Indonesia is a new trend... especially in Bali...
therefor if you shop around Tegalalang area, you will find lots of mosaics shops on the side of the road...

Bali Shopping Tour will ascot you to the shops where you can see how the process is made.

we will take you to various shops so you can compare the quality and prices...

and than you can decide where to buy or order.

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