OUTDOOR MOSAIC ART AT THE SERVICE OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE
Outdoor mosaic art has been around for thousands of years for a reason. Its undoubted appeal and resilience made it a perfect architectural embellishment for walls, gardens, and yards of public establishments and private residences around the world.
On that note, outdoor mosaic art isn’t anything new, but somehow it always manages to look fresh and exciting. Two or three thousand years ago, if you wanted your home to look great all you had to do was add a stunning mosaic medallion to your garden or embellish one of your pillars with mosaic art. Not much has changed since.
Mosaic art is still one of the best and most beloved permanent outdoor decor options. There are not many decorative solutions out there, outside of the realm of architecture itself that can give your home the curb appeal it achieves with gorgeous exterior mosaic art.
There is a large variety of options to choose from if you want to go for outdoor mosaic art. One thing you should take into consideration is the size of your terrace, garden, or yard. For example, if you have a large garden you can go for a variety of smaller mosaic sculptures, or a single mosaic floor for your seating area. If you have a small terrace, you can adorn your concrete posts with some stunning mosaic patterns.
If your huge yard has retaining walls, you can make them look amazing with some colorful mosaic art. If you want to take a more discreet route, mosaic borders are always a terrific choice. Borders are also great as flowerbed dividers, or for embellishing your outdoor furnishings, pots, and planters.
Mosaic borders are also great for framing anything you want to visually push forward architecturally. Placing mosaic borders on the outer edge of your balcony floor or your outdoor staircase is such a minor change, but it gives effective results.
Depending on your yard’s enclosure, you can use it as a base for several types of mosaics. The regular European fence with concrete support can be a perfect base for some beautiful mosaic borders. If you went all out to hide your yard from prying eyes with a wall, you could use it for any kind of mosaic artwork, from large-scale scenery to some pretty and discreet geometrical patterns.
From outdoor floors of ancient temples to the murals of the San Francisco Mission District, from the sculptures of Park Guell to wall artworks of New York subway citations, mosaic art has been and still is one of the leading exterior art expressions. Whether you want something to beautify your home permanently, or you want to create a curb appeal that will potentially raise its price, there is no better solution than mosaic art.
This article was originally published on Mosaics Lab’s website.