The Mosaic Association of Australia and New Zealand is holding a group exhibition at the No Vacancy Gallery here in Melbourne from the 13th - 24th of December.
Mosaic artist and friend, Gayle Whyte, attends my Thursday drawing class and has a work showing titled 'In the Frame'. She has used an interesting mix of materials including bark, beads, glass tiles, smalti and stained glass; this is a clever composition featuring koalas that are being observed. A lovely piece that explores the different textures of the materials to create the mosaic images.
There are many other interesting, clever and innovative artworks in this exhibition. Mosaic is an underrepresented art form, and this show has some very original and imaginative uses of the medium. It would be an exhibition well worth seeing in person, but you can view a catalogue of the works here: Fragmentation
I was lucky enough to receive a tile mosaic from Gayle this Christmas - that of a wonderful blue wren on a red background. These tiles tie onto a trellis or climbing frame and make a real highlight in the garden.
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