WHAT IS PIQUE ASSIETTE ? A pique assiette mosaic can be seen as a collage of found and prepared objects, rearranged into new combinations. This montage approach gives wide scope for imagination and innovation, as in any mixed media assemblage. It also generates the humour often associated with pique assiette. As objects are given new roles or used in unexpected ways, they make the viewer consider everyday items in a different context. This type of mosaic work has more levels of appreciation than might first appear, and it draws on a long history of influential examples. As a folk tradition, or a craft hobby, it is certainly art that anyone can have a share in, yet it offers scope for strong personal statements, originality, visual puns, exuberance and the happy accidents of serendipity. It can bring order to chaos, or vice versa, depending on the mood of the maker.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:25:29 +0000
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