Mosaic is an ancient art form using small pieces (tesserae) of stone, glass, and ceramic set into concrete to create a unified picture. As far back as the Classical Roman and Byzantine eras, people decorated buildings with mosaics depicting geometric, natural, and mythological subjects.

The Latin term “Andamento”, the theme of the exhibition, refers to the visual flow created by the tesserae as they are placed, piece by piece, in the design.

Contemporary artists use a freer placement of tesserae to depict their message in a more abstract way. We see anything as possible materials to use in our work, from rusty metal, to driftwood, to fiberglass. Today’s artists explore light, texture, and 3-D forms to appeal to our sense of touch as well as sight.