| Being one of the most beautiful and oldest forms | | | | geometric displays, celebration of the gods scenes |
| of art in the history of man, one couldn't help but | | | | and domestic themes that were used mostly on |
| wonder about how such art has evolved and | | | | floors. |
| survived through all these centuries. This type of | | | | Moving to the 5th century AD, the Byzantine |
| ornamental arts where small tiles of stones and | | | | Empire and civilization took hold of the mosaic art. |
| marbles are used to develop patterns and | | | | New characteristics were injected in this form of |
| pictures appeared randomly in totally different | | | | art. Eastern influences were clearly reflected in |
| cultures and locations. That is why; mosaics can't | | | | the style and the use of glass tesserae. Mosaics in |
| be rooted to a particular people or culture. | | | | the Byzantine Era were utilized to cover mainly |
| However, there is a clear conformity among | | | | walls and ceilings. Themes mostly included religion |
| historians that this type of art came into life out | | | | and the portraits of emperors and empresses. |
| from the orient. One of the primitive | | | | Today, the sheer beauty and magnificence of |
| demonstrations that were discovered in the art | | | | mosaics are sought by art lovers and people |
| of mosaics goes back to the oldest civilization in | | | | from all over the world. The mosaic art that |
| Mesopotamia, the Chaldeans, who date back to | | | | we're experiencing nowadays have surpassed the |
| 4000BC. The remains were some painted columns | | | | thousands of years that went by. This art beholds |
| covered with mosaics. | | | | the greatness of every civilization and captures |
| By the eighth century BC, there were pebble | | | | the secrets and the artistic spirit of each and |
| pavements, using different colored stones to | | | | every culture that it existed in. Holding on to our |
| create patterns, though these tended to be | | | | precious heritage, Phoenician Arts connects this |
| unstructured decoration. | | | | art with the modern world by blending the secret |
| In the 4th century BC, it was the Greeks who | | | | techniques of our ancestors along with the |
| transformed it into an art form through making | | | | expertise and knowledge of our passionate artists |
| intricate and well-defined geometric patterns with | | | | to bring forth the very best in the timeless world |
| meticulous scenes of people and animals. With the | | | | of mosaics. Mosaics add a touch of inspiration and |
| Romans, the mosaic field was further upgraded | | | | a feeling of warmth to any setting. They are an |
| even though the level of artistry and skill were | | | | admirable breath of class & sophistication! |
| slightly diminished. Their works included brilliant | | | | |