Can LEGO bricks capture the essence of Portugal?
Imagine the vibrant tiles of Portugal transformed into LEGO art. Riscio's 'Mosaic of Portuguese Tiles' not only showcases traditional patterns but also invites you to experience cultural nostalgia through building.
Read more in: https://brick.news/blog/lego-azulejos-6-designs-que-levam-as-paredes-de-lisboa-para-a-tua-estante?type=section_1
#LEGO #Portugal #CulturalArt #Mosaic #LEGOArt #Bricks #Design
It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛
"Instead of the wedding torch, Selene (the Moon) sent her beams to attend the wedding."
Nonnus, Dionysiaca 38.135
🏛️ Selene and Endymion #mosaic, circa 3th century CE
#antiquidons #history #DayOfSelene #MoonMonday #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Selene #MosaicMonday
Notwithstanding the shutdown, some extraordinary images captured by Percy are still being delivered!
#Mars Oct. 4, 2025 - Sol 1644
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
#Perseverance #rover #Sol1644 #geology #astrodon #space #NorthernRimCampaign #Mastcam #mosaic #photography
My #Mathober day 1 post of an image based on a mosaic in the #Alhambra seems to have proven moderately popular, so I am posting here links to the source code and some other resources:
• LaTeX/TikZ source code: https://ajcain.codeberg.page/posts/files/alhambra-two-sisters-mosaic.tex
• The image in PDF format: https://ajcain.codeberg.page/posts/files/alhambra-two-sisters-mosaic.pdf
• Another PDF showing ‘grid coordinates’ for the mosaic: https://ajcain.codeberg.page/posts/files/alhambra-two-sisters-mosaic-coords.pdf
• The original mosaic on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Granada_Albayzin_Alhambra_(98)_(51212420009).jpg
• An illustration of the mosaic from J. Goury, O. Jones & P. de Gayangos, ‘Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Details of the Alhambra’. (London: Owen Jones, 1842–1845): https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012280661/page/n290/mode/1up
The source code is licenced under the LaTeX Project Public Licence v1.3c and the finished image under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence. But if you use them, a link to my book ‘Form & Number: A History of Mathematical Beauty’ (for which the image was originally drawn) would be appreciated: https://archive.org/details/cain_formandnumber_ebook_large
At the risk of stretching the definition of the #Mathober day 1 prompt ‘Link’, I offer an image based on a geometrical mosaic of intertwining loops from the Hall of the Two Sisters in the #Alhambra, redrawn to be mathematically precise.
(I drew the image as a PDF using #TikZ code that re-used loops of the same shape by applying appropriate translations and rotations.)
A collage I did yesterday
CW: Mention of mental health stuff (nothing current)
I made a collage/mosaic out of 5 pictures cut into many peaces:
my shattered portrait represents my depression
the shattered house reps my traumatic childhood
the shattered forest reps the current geopolitical situation
red reps my broken heart
In the bottom right corner there is my dog #Platon. Only he is whole. He looks at it all and sees a complete picture, with no flaws and no judgement. Platon makes me whole. 
#collage #art #SelfPortrait #mosaic #MentalHealth #NotJustSad #depression #trauma #ArtTherapy #TraumaTherapy
Mein Titelbild ist übrigens ein römisches Oceanos-Mosaik aus einer Thermenanlage bei Bad Vilbel... Das Original (hier im Foto, in Bad Vilbel existiert eine Nachbildung) befindet sich im Hessischen Landesmuseum in Darmstadt.
#roman #römisch #ancientrome #mosaic #mosaikfussboden #romanitas #oceanosmosaik #römischethermen #archaeology #archäologie #badvilbel #hessischeslandesmuseumdarmstadt
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