{"id":11013,"date":"2015-05-31T16:25:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T14:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mused-mosaik.de\/?p=11013"},"modified":"2017-06-25T12:03:33","modified_gmt":"2017-06-25T10:03:33","slug":"mosaic-portrait-finished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mused-mosaik.de\/en\/mosaic-portrait-finished\/","title":{"rendered":"Mosaic portrait finished!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I finally finished my portrait<\/a>. To work on it was really fun because each part of the original work had to be interpreted in a different way: different materials, new textures, new color mixing. And everything we have learned in the second year could be put in practice in one personal work.<\/p>\n

I love natural materials such as marble and stone. Therefore, I used smalts only for the iris and the scarf – both blue tones that are hard to find in marble and in the original work in my opinion also play a prominent role, deserving reflections that venetian glass offers. For the rose skin colors, I added some pieces of an old Bisazza production whose outer less shiny side we use with marbles. And also the dress has some pieces of glass that just fit too well with structure and colors.<\/p>\n

As in school we have great opportunities to experiment, my work approach was not the most traditional: I have worked with irregularly shaped\u00a0tesserae<\/em>\u00a0and also played with leaving a bit more joint here and there. Also,\u00a0like for the Musiva work<\/a>, I used different levels to create a certain depth: The glove is raised a few millimeters and the hair is made of volcanic stone, which I had bought for my final mosaic work\u00a0and already had brought\u00a0to school. The longer I looked at the red-brownish material in front of me, the more I felt to use\u00a0it to create the volume of curls. It took me three attempts to create a natural flow of hear with the lightweight and porous stone I left in its natural form. After a\u00a0result that seemed more\u00a0Rasta than curly and one that was a bit flat,\u00a0I like it now.<\/p>\n

It really feels like magic\u00a0when tesserae<\/em>\u00a0made of stone begin to form the eyes, the nose, the mouth, and finally the face gets its\u00a0shape. A piece that is cut\u00a0in a\u00a0wrong shape or has the wrong color can change the entire look of a face\u00a0or the form of a\u00a0cheek. That is why\u00a0it is important to follow exactly the\u00a0andamenti<\/em>\u00a0and to implement\u00a0the correct color contrasts \u2013\u00a0especially in areas such as the eyes, nose and mouth.<\/p>\n

I could\u00a0now go on making mosaic portraits for an entire year. But in the next academic year starting in September we already start with\u00a0contemporary work, and I am looking forward to it. In our final mosaic work we are already half way with, we already take a first step to that direction.\u00a0Friday next week is\u00a0the last day of school. I’ll let you know\u00a0how the exam week has ended!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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