Mosaic Art Works Through Time
Throughout history, artworks of different types whether it be paintings, sculptures, or even different forms of music and poems have been produced as an imitation of the culture and society in which they were created. The cultural frame examines the meaning of artworks in relation to the social perspective of the community from which it is derived. One of the main civilizations that has played a major role in the influence of art work throughout history is known as the Roman empire. One of the better-known pieces of art work that generated from the rule of the Roman empire that still exist today were the beautifully developed mosaic pieces. Not only are mosaics beautiful works of art; but they also revealed much about Roman activities, historical
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Among many ancient Roman Citizens, they were the primary form of architectural decoration because they were a common feature usually displayed in both private homes and public buildings across the Roman empire. As stated before mosaics were used to capture not only scenes of historical Roman events but also the day to day functions of the roman lifestyle. The mosaics also typically reinforced roman social structure and the social position of those who commissioned them. Whether we want to realize it, or not Roman mosaics were generally made to impact the intended viewer; not just in the roman period but also as it evolved through …show more content…
The mosaic is from the House of the Faun, Pompeii and depicts Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus and facing Darius III on his war chariot at the Battle of Issus (333 BCE). ("Roman Mosaics."). In this mosaic its illustration of the Hellenistic period is shown fairly well. The color contrast allows for a more realistic feel from the mosaic as it is shown in the different shadings used. Another thing the color contrast allows us to see is the overall feel, movement, and depth of the people and objects within the illustration. One technique used to create the Alexander mosaic is known as the Opus tessellatum. This technique derived from the Hellenistic period and often involved the use of tesserae. The tesserae squares used to create the images depicted in the Roman Mosaics were commonly cut from materials such as glass, stones, marbles and tiles. which allowed the different pieces to really show off the expressionism in each
Among many ancient Roman Citizens, they were the primary form of architectural decoration because they were a common feature usually displayed in both private homes and public buildings across the Roman empire. As stated before mosaics were used to capture not only scenes of historical Roman events but also the day to day functions of the roman lifestyle. The mosaics also typically reinforced roman social structure and the social position of those who commissioned them. Whether we want to realize it, or not Roman mosaics were generally made to impact the intended viewer; not just in the roman period but also as it evolved through …show more content…
The mosaic is from the House of the Faun, Pompeii and depicts Alexander the Great riding Bucephalus and facing Darius III on his war chariot at the Battle of Issus (333 BCE). ("Roman Mosaics."). In this mosaic its illustration of the Hellenistic period is shown fairly well. The color contrast allows for a more realistic feel from the mosaic as it is shown in the different shadings used. Another thing the color contrast allows us to see is the overall feel, movement, and depth of the people and objects within the illustration. One technique used to create the Alexander mosaic is known as the Opus tessellatum. This technique derived from the Hellenistic period and often involved the use of tesserae. The tesserae squares used to create the images depicted in the Roman Mosaics were commonly cut from materials such as glass, stones, marbles and tiles. which allowed the different pieces to really show off the expressionism in each