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Mosaic Perfection from Manchester

Recreating famous artworks and iconic album covers, Mancunian artist Francis Thorrington forms near seamless mosaics fully finessed with puzzle piece precision. What began ten years ago after attending an art therapy centre in Salford has turned into a massive portfolio of works that showcase his unique style and eye for detail. Thorrington’s distinctive mosaics feature ceramic shards cut to shape, curving through guitar bodies and … Continue reading Mosaic Perfection from Manchester

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Enter the Squojiverse

Who remembers the Toon Town Tiler we covered six years ago? With Mr Bounce, and Homer Simpson, and a bunch of superhero emblems? Well he’s still going strong. In fact, he’s birthed a whole new universe of mosaics populated by Squojis. Named as a mash up of square and emoji, Squojis are little mosaic faces inspired by emotive icons, each filling a small square. Striped, … Continue reading Enter the Squojiverse

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Streets by El Khao

Please welcome to the fold a brand new street artist bringing tiled brilliance to the world’s pot holes. Locating spots cracked and crumbled by the weather, Lalo Adam El Khao traces the pavement perforations for reworking in the studio. With every unique shape comes a unique design, with each creation starting life as a ghost made from pencil, crayon, or ink. The results are fabulous … Continue reading Streets by El Khao

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Beneath Bruce Grove Bridge

Stretching for six metres on a wall underneath the Bruce Grove railway bridge in north London, a playful glass mosaic pays homage to the local area. Designed by Italian artist Anna Nicolò, the large public artwork was commissioned by Haringey Council and led by architecture and interior design practice Office S&M with collaborations from over 300 residents, businesses, and local community groups. Depicting buildings, parks, … Continue reading Beneath Bruce Grove Bridge

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Collaborating Creatives

Permanently peeking out from a wall in Gradara, Italy, a pair of eyes in black and white stare soulfully across the road. Titled “Beyond the Walls”, this large public art piece was created by pixel master Giovanni Contardi and ceramicist Roberto Pompucci, with months of work and 50,000 hand painted tiles creating a striking homage to female empowerment. It’s the fourth time the two have … Continue reading Collaborating Creatives

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Pixel Perfect

Abstract, artistic, and pixel perfect, self titled “peintre plasticien hacker bootleger” Oliver Arturo joins the ranks of not-quite-tile creators here at Diary of a Tile Addict. His not-quite-tile medium of choice? Lego. From the bottom up, Arturo stacks each Lego brick to produce a variety of artworks from portraits to pop references, all capped with the classic studs that allow the bricks to snap together. … Continue reading Pixel Perfect

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Reinvaded

Can you believe it’s been almost five years since we last spoke about global gallivanter and mastermind mosaicist Invader? Last time we checked he had hit over 75 cities world-wide and installed 3,724 sneaky mosaics. The most memorable of which (for me) include The Dude from Invading LA 2018, the four ghosts from Invading Hong Kong 2018, and the camouflaged invader from Invading Versailles 2019 … Continue reading Reinvaded

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Immortalising moments

Translating the everyday into works of mosaic art, KidPier is what happens when Gaudi meets Warhol. Using the timeless, ancient art of mosaics, KidPier seeks to restore a little magic to the mundane, adding a touch of magic to discarded and forgotten daily objects like a plain old Amazon delivery box. Cementing these objects in time and crafting them with care, KidPier captures the emptiness … Continue reading Immortalising moments

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Fading in time

The striking portraits of Clément Mitéran showcase the unique ability of mosaic to abstract the familiar and add layers to expression. His series of faces and figures feature ghostly, haunted forms, disappearing, faded, and obscured by stones, fragments, or omission, bringing to life his chosen emphasis on “consecration, damnation, anonymity, [and] iconophilia/iconoclasty.” Mitéran varies his methods from tesserae manipulation to photograph prints, honing his photography … Continue reading Fading in time

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Ylenia Roma

Layers, texture, and an intense blend of reality and fantasy characterise today’s mosaic artist Ravenna-based Ylenia Roma. Using found materials as diverse as seashells and pine cone scales, and well as the more traditional bricks, stone, and tile Roma’s brings images of wildlife vibrantly to life. Feathers, fur, and whiskers are laid with intricate detail whilst varied relief adds dimension. Her portraits of people are … Continue reading Ylenia Roma

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Five Fabulous Mosaic Artists

I’ve been blessed by the Instagram algorithm many times throughout my tenure as a Tile Addict, and on a number of those occasions I’ve stumbled into an incredible world of mosaics. If you’re a mosaic fan, these five artists are definitely ones to know. 1) Anne Marie Price Captivating creatures and portraits full of personality make up a large portion of Anne Marie Price’s mosaics. … Continue reading Five Fabulous Mosaic Artists

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The Thornwood Mosaics

Nestled amongst the nooks and crannies of the stone walls of Thornwood, Glasgow you might find a mini bowl in kaleidoscopic colour. Branching off from an artwork titled Empty 1, South African-born artist Wilma van der Meyden‘s series of twelve mosaic bowls represent a manifold reaction to vacant and unsalvageable buildings and a divided ‘broken’ world, with the bowl motif deeply inspired by the global … Continue reading The Thornwood Mosaics

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Medicinal Mandalas

Marvellous mandala mosaics are the hallmark of today’s artist Sarah Try. Creating with purpose, Try’s mandalas are produced as a spell, and crafted piece by piece with healing intentions. Try’s journey into mosaics began as part of her initiation as a Medicine Woman. Tasked with creating a medicine shield to represent her 13 month journey through the 13 Divine Feminine Principles, the medium selected for … Continue reading Medicinal Mandalas

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A bit about Angus

Today it’s all about another vigilante ceramic street artist. Bristol-based self-taught Angus has been sharing his work with the world since 2015. His street mosaics are largely video-game inspired with iconic characters such as Luigi, Zelda, and Sonic featuring. Other cultural references to Family Guy, The Simpsons, and The Smurfs pop up as both painting and mosaics with a few more political pieces mixed in. … Continue reading A bit about Angus

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Pieces of Masterpieces

Potholes meet some of art’s most iconic images in the most recent series of vigilante mosaicking from Tile Addict favourite Jim Bachor. Master Pieces, both in name and in nature, features fragments from Van Gogh, Warhol, Grant Wood, and Edward Hopper decorating a few lucky patches of tarmac around Chicago Van Gogh’s Bedroom in Arles was the first recreation, and has been sitting proudly on … Continue reading Pieces of Masterpieces

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A Museum for Tile Addicts

Tajimi has a new place for Tile Addicts to get their fix. No stranger to tile-related celebrations, Kasahara Town’s seasonal festivities, ceramic themed park, and countless pottery shops now welcome a museum among their ranks. For hundreds of years Tajimi has held a place as Japan’s leading producer of tiles, with Kasahara Town alone housing more than 100 tile factories in the mid-1900s. Eventually modern … Continue reading A Museum for Tile Addicts

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Schaerbeek Pavement Mosaics
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Schaerbeek Streets

What started as one artist’s vision for the pavement in front of her home has turned into a community project that brings colour and positivity to the streets of Schaerbeek. Ingrid Schreyers started the trend 15 years ago when she decorated the ground with mosaics and her impressed neighbours followed suit. Since then, the local authorities have embraced the colourful change, creating a system for … Continue reading Schaerbeek Streets

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MicroMosaic
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The tiny artform you may not have heard of

We’ve covered mosaics aplenty here at Tile Addict, but none were quite as small as this. Micromosaics are a minute form of their more common older sister, often decorating elaborate pieces of jewellery and enjoyed only by those that can get close enough to see them. The earliest, finest, and best surviving examples of historic micromosaics come from the Late Byzantine period (roughly 1300 to … Continue reading The tiny artform you may not have heard of

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Sudan Mosaic
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The man who wants to mosaic Sudan

Hoping to spread the joyful art of mosaics throughout Sudan is artist and teacher Abou Bakr al-Sherif. Despite being an ancient artform, mosaics haven’t been popular throughout Sudan. This lack of popularity makes sourcing glass tesserae difficult and expensive, so instead Sherif uses what is available (usually ceramics) to create his artworks. To ignite national interest in mosaics, he is decorating public spaces with portraits … Continue reading The man who wants to mosaic Sudan

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Metal Mosaic Master

Used, discarded, and forgotton metal scraps find a new home and bright future with Matt Small. Though predominantly a painter, London-based Small has always sought to make use of ‘waste’ items in his work, utilising old car bonnets and wood in place of traditional canvases. Continuing this theme through to a different medium, rusted, worn, and misshapen bits of metal are shaped and sliced to … Continue reading Metal Mosaic Master

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