by Mireille Swinnen

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The Art of Flying (l'Arte di Volare)

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In the main, abstraction within contemporary mosaic art equates to the creation of texture and pattern which results in many mosaic artists ignoring the aesthetic possibilities that high levels of abstraction within figurative art have to offer. This is not the case in Mireille Swinnen's L'Arte di Volare, a piece in which the level of abstraction is reminiscent of that which we find in early abstract art. Within this piece, the cutting and andamenti used within the bird are skilfully replicated by Swinnen within the background to accentuate the sense of movement as the bird is about to take flight. A confident use of colour and a calculated introduction of light throughout the composition create a great sense of depth and movement. The intensity and beauty shown within the bird's tonal progression is matched by the stunning way in which the textures created to portray the bark in the branch increases the sense of depth in the composition.

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