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Athos Meets Gaudi Mosaic Mural – installation and inauguration

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125 mosaic tiles made by the staff members of the UNDP Brazil were installed in October 2018 on this wall at the UN house in Brasilia: On 24th of October the wall was inaugurated in an exciting ceremony: The testemonies from the participants were expressing the pride to have done such a project from the top administration to the support staff. Hear these voices in the video below: If you can not open the video for any reason, please find the translation of the speeches here: Jeziel: “We have made a piece that should keep for many years to come if its well preserved. It fills me with pride to leave a physical mark next to the intellectual work here at the UN house” Carol: “To make the UN house a public space this will be a work that we will show with a lot of pride and joy. Speaking about my experience – my mosaic tile is here: obviously the most beautiful one – I have to confess Gertrud, when I arrived at the workshop and …

My first Brazilian mosaic

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  Brazilian Tile , 41x41cm , hand cut ceramic tile pieces glued on fibre netting, grouted with black tile grout, mounted on black mdf board The call for artists for works inspired by textile&tesserae of the Institute of Mosaic Art, Berkely, encouraged me to pursue an already existing idea – to translate designs originally created for textiles into mosaic. When I moved to Brazil I became enchanted by the floral patterns of the textiles of the North East. In search for a motive for my first “Brazilian” mosaic, I remembered these textile patterns as ultimate designs of Brazil – colorful, big, bold, dynamic and yet humble as they depict nature – flowers and leafs. Embracing the adventure and leaving my field of expertise – roman style mosaics made out of natural stone – I created my first Brazilian mosaic out of ceramic tiles. The new material – ceramic tile – was also a choice because it is a common material to decorate floors and walls in Brazilian homes. It fitted my philosophy to create mosaics …