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Exhibition "Gaudí & trencadís"

Different Types of Mosaic in Modernisme: Roman, Venetian, Stone, Ceramic and the Trencadís Variant

Roman Mosaic (floors)

Marble. Mainly peninsular, such as white Macael marble or Rosso Levanto red marble, but sometimes of very reputable foreign origin, such as Belgium Black marble.

Detail of the Casa Vicens floor Reduced-scale reproduction 30 x 30 cm

Production: Montse Agüero

Roman Mosaic (floors)

Marble. Mainly peninsular, such as white Macael marble or Rosso Levanto red marble, but sometimes of very reputable foreign origin, such as Belgium Black marble.

Detail of the Casa Vicens floor Reduced-scale reproduction 30 x 30 cm

Production: Montse Agüero

Mosaics can be made out of natural materials (stone) and baked materials (ceramic and glass), from which different types are made. Ceramic was the most widely used material to be transformed into mosaic and trencadís. As it was made from irregular fragments, the latter did not need specialised workers and was quick to produce. Gaudí’s phrase is famous: «They have to be thrown in handfuls or we will never finish.»

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