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Using the natural landscape as his canvas, British artist Justin Bateman creates impermanent artwork from found pebbles and stones. The artist now lives in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where he leaves detailed pebble portraits on beaches, in forests, by railways, and up mountains. Each natural-colored stone acts as an individual paint stroke or mark that’s integral to the overall image. On Instagram Bateman plainly says, “Pebbles are my Pixels.
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Mosaics turn up regularly in archeological digs around the Mediterranean and Near East.
In a bid to simply express the “magic of all living things,” English artist Louise Durham creates tall land sculptures made from reclaimed wood and vibrant stained glass. The artist is based in the coastal town of Shoreham-by-Sea, where she often places her finished pieces for people to enjoy. Durham hand-cuts and embeds colored glass pieces into wooden slabs, arranged in rainbow formations.
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Mosaic floors abounded in the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. In temples, churches, and private homes, mosaics illustrated scenes from mythology or boasted geometric motifs. Modern developers frequently encounter these floors when excavating in places such as Italy or Turkey. In 2010, workers encountered an especially impressive mosaic while digging the foundation for a new hotel in Antakya, Turkey.
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