| There are certain parameters to adjudicate the | | | | designs carved out of natural marble and |
| quality and worth of a thing. For instance a good | | | | semi-precious stones. It has also revived and |
| human being should be a moral and an ethical | | | | reproduced the traditional elite mosaics of the |
| individual, a good book must be informative, | | | | Greeks, Romans and Byzantinians. The mosaics by |
| comprehensible and written with a profound thought | | | | Phoenician Arts are wonderful paradigms of the |
| etc. Similarly the merit of any building, house or | | | | primitive and contemporary existence. This is the |
| workplace is assessed by its aesthetic value and | | | | reason that the mosaic work has successfully |
| quality of material used in making it. | | | | replaced the other art forms that exist today. At |
| Besides applying vibrant paints in different color | | | | present mosaics are the most prized and coveted |
| combinations, marble floorings and tiles etc. now | | | | means to augment the aesthetic value of a place or |
| something more and exclusive can be done to | | | | structure. |
| enhance the aesthetic significance of an edifice. This | | | | Since Phoenician Arts develops mosaics for various |
| is the installation of Mosaic Art. Mosaic art involves | | | | themes such as medallions, animals, figures & scenes, |
| intermixing differently colored pieces of stones, glass | | | | kitchen related, religious, geometric etc., these are |
| etc. to form various pictures and patterns. | | | | largely and conveniently used to adorn indoors as well |
| Mosaic is quite an ancient art. It started about 4000 | | | | as outdoors. Within a house or workplace mosaics |
| years ago. During 4th and 3rd century BC, | | | | can be installed in hallways, dining areas, floor center |
| Mesopotamians had developed mosaic with thin | | | | of living rooms, above the fire place, in an archway |
| cones of baked clay that were painted differently at | | | | and the like. Whereas in case of outdoors mosaics |
| the ends. Similarly Greeks decorated their floors with | | | | can beautify tabletops, pools, garden areas, entrance |
| the help of pebble made mosaics and Macedonians | | | | of buildings and houses. |
| used polychrome pebble mosaics to embellish their | | | | The popularity of the Phoenician mosaics is at a |
| structures. But the variation was not confined to | | | | surge not only because of their mesmerizing |
| mosaic ingredients only for the images so created | | | | appearance but also due to the advantages they |
| also differed with different civilizations. For instance | | | | have over other means to decorate houses and |
| early Christian mosaics of 4th and 6th century BC | | | | places. For instance in comparison to paintings and |
| mainly represented hunting scenes, birds and animals. | | | | photographs, these mosaics are more appealing and |
| While 7th century Islamic mosaics were mostly floral | | | | authentic. Phoenician mosaics are heat and water |
| pictures and scenes. However with the passage of | | | | resistant and so can be installed at places like |
| time mosaic art has encountered many changes and | | | | bathtubs, pools, outer surface and floors of a building. |
| has greatly been refined, though the technique is still | | | | Also these mosaics are easy to clean with least |
| the same. | | | | chances of wear and tear. Moreover Phoenician Arts |
| Phoenician Arts, a third generation company with a | | | | offers the opportunity to customize the mosaics |
| distinguished name in mosaic art industry, has given a | | | | according to the need (budget, ambience of the |
| new dimension to this art. Phoenician Arts has gifted | | | | house, colors, sizes, etc.) of the customer. |
| the world absolutely novel hand-made marble mosaic | | | | |