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Mozaicul - „pictură pentru eternitate”
The mosaic - "Painting for Eternity"

Author(s): Greti-Adriene Papiu
Subject(s): Visual Arts
Published by: Editura U. T. Press
Keywords: Mosaic art; Byzantine iconography; mosaic technique; contemporary iconography;

Summary/Abstract: The evolution of mosaic art - Temporary highlights. The aesthetic of this kind of art is conditioned by the nature of the material used and technique demanded by it. The mosaic favors by its very nature a closed contour line and resolves bodies into pure surface - while its bright brilliance, is glorifying its visionary and immaterial content, of the spiritual in the image; Mosaic art in Christianity; The greatness of art mosaic in the Byzantine iconography - Two are the technical skills of those who make the Byzantine mosaics, which they extol the luminosity, vivacity and vitality of the images: the use of curvature in waves of the wall plan, and a slight inclination towards light sources and downwards, to the point where is the viewer placed; Highlights in mosaic art in Romanian iconography; Strength and durability in contemporary iconography in mosaic technique - Case Study - Church "St. Elias" in Baia Mare scenes: Resurrection and Pentecost.

  • Issue Year: XXVIII/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 397-418
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Romanian