Art

Mosaics are at least 4,000 years old, with examples of the art found in ancient Mesopotamia, where pieces of coloured stones, glass, clay and other materials were used to create patterns and pictures. The Greeks developed mosaic art and the Romans took it to classical heights in Africa and Syria, the wealthiest of the Roman provinces. The mosaics preserved in Roman villas in Britain impress us today, although the Romans considered the work in this outpost of the empire crude compared with those in Herculaneum and Pompeii.Some modern mosaicists working in the UK make up for the shortcomings of those…

A number of exhibitors representing The Sculptors’ Studio were on view at the Hard Surfaces 2019 exhibition, part of the Natural Stone Show in London at the ExCeL exhibition centre. Below is a selection of pieces by four of the sculptors. "Flowers" by Graeme Mitcheson "Dovetail" by Jude Tucker "Mother and Child" Carrie Horwood "Squirrel" by Pippa Unwin