Mosamia Art
Atatürk Portrait
A three-quarter portrait rebuilt at wall scale in 1 cm × 1 cm natural stone tesserae, then photographed where it hangs.
- Size
- 155 cm × 185 cm (61 in × 72.8 in)
- Tesserae
- 1 cm × 1 cm natural stone
- Module
- 31.2 cm × 31.2 cm
Every piece starts as a simulation, so you can see how your image breaks into 1 cm × 1 cm micro-mosaics before a single stone is cut.
About the piece
Faces are the hard ones. Skin does not sit still across 1 cm × 1 cm pieces, and if the tones drift even slightly around the eyes the likeness goes with them. Most of the bench time on this one went into the brow and the cheek, swapping rose and cream marbles until the shadow fell where it belonged.
It hangs on a brushed metal backing, which is why the light breaks up unevenly across the surface instead of sitting flat. The panel went up in 31.2 cm modules, each numbered on the back, so nobody had to work out the order on site.
If you are thinking about one
Send us an image — a photograph, a painting, a drawing, whatever you have. We will tell you the smallest size it can be made at and still read properly, show you the simulation, and quote from there. Custom design work usually runs three to four weeks in production, and the piece ships as numbered 31.2 cm modules with a layout guide, which is what keeps the installation simple at the other end.
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Atatürk Eye Study