Vincenzo Labellarte’s mosaic artist portraits
A research about the friulan territory led the photographer to the work of mosaic artists based in the region.
Spilimbergo
Bye bye, Spilimbergo
Whenever I feel thwarted in life, I know I need to change something. Some time ago it happenend to me ever more often, during my last year before becoming Maestra Mosaicista.
MOSAIZM
10 years after the foundation of MOSAIZM, the 7 members have met again for their personal exhibition in Spilimbergo, where it all began.
Back to school: Finally in 3rd!
So here I am again back to school, at Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli, here in small Spilimbergo, not far from Udine and the Carnic Alps to compete…
Saggio finale: Phoenix rising
After cutting the lava stone into chopsticks, cubes and halves, I finally found the form I liked for my final mosaic work of second year.
Final weeks in Spilimbergo
We have been choosing and preparing materials, creating work samples, testing the overall effect: the final mosaic work of the second year is approaching!
A portrait made of marble
Creating a portrait with marble is surely the most fascinating thing I have been doing until now here at the mosaic school in Spilimbergo.
Can you smell the spring?
One of the most beautiful projects so far at school due to its simplicity and experimental approach: the Ikebana interpreted by us in mosaic.
Popup mosaic school in Germany: Sign up now!
Along with the wonderful Ruth Minola Scheibler, I offer two workshops on andamenti and color theory in September in Cologne, Germany!
Inspired by Ikebana: 3D mosaic
The Japanese art of flower arranging serves as inspiration for a 3D mosaic that incorporates foreign objects.
Mucha meets Facchina 2.0
Our approach to modern mosaics is an interpretation of Mucha’s ‘Pole Star’.
Michela Mazzero
Inspired by fabrics and textures of tissues and ceramics, Michela creates patterns and shapes with traditional materials like marble, pebbles and smalts and combines them with plastic.
Portrait work in the blink of an eye
2014 in Spilimbergo ended with a little challenge!
Homage to Sergio Altieri’s “La Casa sulla Collina”
Freshly framed, I finally handed it in this week: My contribution for Musiva, a school internal competition of Itineraria.
Why I changed 9 to 5 with a mosaic hammer
Family company, decent working hours, good salary, canteen with freshly cooked food, nice colleagues. All seemed perfect. But that was not me.