The Demetz Art Studio already started supplying mosaics a few decades ago. If you provide us with ideas, images or drawings we can elaborate them into magnificent artistic mosaics for indoor and outdoor use.
With the triumph of Christianity and the consequent building of Christian Churches mural mosaic becomes one of the highest forms of sacred art. The art of mosaic lived its greatest splendor during the IV and VIII Century. Major evidence of this can be seen in Rome, Constantinople, Ravenna and later in Venice. The two mosaic styles known today as “Roman” and “Byzantine” originate in this period of time. In the Byzantine age mosaics were made from colored glass, gold and mother of pearl which gave them an incomparable beauty. Without doubt, that was the most significant era of mosaics.
The entire procedure is done by hand, making the glass tesserae extremely valuable. The small little pieces used to make a mosaic are called “tesserae”. They can be either in glass or marble.
One of the greatest advantages of mosaics is that it can be installed outdoors, neither sun nor rain can affect the colors. In fact, we can still admire mosaics that are thousands of years old. In the past few years great architects and famous artists have taken interest in and have drawn closer to this millenary expression of art, proposing mural decoration to embellish and enhance religious buildings.
Sacred Heart Church
Peoria, IL, USA
