Best seller

Introduction to Mosaic Artwork

Influences

A course by Gary Drostle , Mosaic Artist

Best seller

100% positive reviews (434)

15,712 students

Audio: English

· · · · · · ·

About the video: Influences

Overview

“Now that you know me a little better, I will share with you the art and artists that have fascinated and inspired me from when I was a little boy right up until the contemporary mosaics of today.”

In this video lesson Gary Drostle addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Mosaic Artwork. Learn how to create a timeless mosaic from its design to the final polished piece, using the traditional paper-face technique.

Partial transcription of the video

“Influences In this lesson we're going to look at some of my influences and talk about how other artists have affected the work that I create. Probably all starts back when I was a school pupil studying classics, which resulted in a lot of trips to the British Museum, so I got a particular passion, for all ancient art. Some good examples would be one of my favourite things a black-figure vase painting. Something about the way the figures are stylized and simplified, and how the red background works. Red on black and black on red, I find that really inspiring. Also looking around the museum t...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.

Course summary for: Introduction to Mosaic Artwork

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (434)
15712 students
5 units
19 lessons (3h 50m)
4 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY, Furniture Design & Making

Gary Drostle

A course by Gary Drostle

Teacher Plus

Mosaic Artist

Gary Drostle has been a professional mosaic artist in London for over thirty years. After studying at the three top art schools in London (Camberwell, St Martins, and Hornsey), he went on to create large scale painted murals. After being asked by a client to create a mosaic in 1990, it unknowingly changed the course of his career.

Since then, he has completed many large scale mosaic commissions around the world. His work has received recognition from organizations like The National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association of America, The Society of American Mosaic Artists, The Prix Picassiette in Chartres, France, and The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers in the UK.