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How do artists and designers determine whether a particular direction in their work is effective?
How do artists and designers determine whether a particular direction in their work is effective?
A mosaic from Villa a Protiro in the submerged ancient Roman city of Baia at the Underwater Archaeological Park of Baia, near Naples. Baia was like the Las Vegas of it's day., around 150 BCE. Getty Images.
Mosaics have been part of interior spaces and exterior spaces for thousands of years. Their start can be traced back to primitive man’s simple arrangements of pebbles into patterns, describing a direction or message. The techniques gradually developed through history — from decorative floor and wall surfaces in villas and cathedrals to the modern expression of mosaics as art.
Mosaics can be described as the art of decorating a surface with designs made up of small, closely placed pieces of hard material, or tesserae. Tesserae glass material, known by the Italian name smalti, is opaque and brilliant in color and can be manufactured in hundreds of hues.
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E1 The Arts and History and World Cultures: Students analyze the characteristics and purposes of products of the visual/performing arts to understand history and/or world cultures.
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B2 Composition Skills: Students use Elements of Art and Principles of Design to create original art works that demonstrate development of personal style in a variety of media and visual art forms.
A3 Media, tools, Techniques, and Processes: Students compare the effects of media and their associated tools, techniques, and processes, using elements, principles, and expressive qualities in art forms and genres.
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