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something made up of a variety of different things, people, etc.
Immigrants from all corners of the globe have contributed to the city's complex cultural mosaic.
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Recent Examples of mosaics
This year’s show blends nature with art, and features bird mosaics, woodland animal paintings and cyanotype feather prints.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
There are Corinthian columns, vestiges of Roman baths, mosaics and a necropolis.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The 2024 ornament depicts the mosaics and mural at the top of the dome, which many visitors and school groups photograph or admire while laying down on the floor of the rotunda.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
In the years that followed, as Johnson’s work took different forms—videos, sculptures, mosaics, and eventually paintings on canvas—the constant element in all of it was a play of ideas.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Over the next five years, Johnson’s mosaics, assembled with the help of studio assistants, grew larger and more ambitious.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Pace over blocks of Roman roads where warehouses, public baths and markets once buzzed; examine varied mosaics that portray everyday events from a magnificent but fleeting era.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Metallic finishes, mosaics, and preppy pastel tiles add style to the surfaces in your home.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2024
Stunning mosaics with geometric patterns suggest the owner’s cultural sophistication and desire to impress visitors.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2024
Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
There are Corinthian columns, vestiges of Roman baths, mosaics and a necropolis.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The 2024 ornament depicts the mosaics and mural at the top of the dome, which many visitors and school groups photograph or admire while laying down on the floor of the rotunda.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
In the years that followed, as Johnson’s work took different forms—videos, sculptures, mosaics, and eventually paintings on canvas—the constant element in all of it was a play of ideas.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Over the next five years, Johnson’s mosaics, assembled with the help of studio assistants, grew larger and more ambitious.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Pace over blocks of Roman roads where warehouses, public baths and markets once buzzed; examine varied mosaics that portray everyday events from a magnificent but fleeting era.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Metallic finishes, mosaics, and preppy pastel tiles add style to the surfaces in your home.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2024
Stunning mosaics with geometric patterns suggest the owner’s cultural sophistication and desire to impress visitors.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2024
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