Cari Amici
(Dear Friends),
Today’s posting about
the inside of the amazing Duomo of
Siena, Italy, features the inlaid wood that is in the furniture surrounding the
stage. I cannot get over how much Italy
has changed my idea of mosaics! These
carved “pictures” in wood (and also in stone mosaic art) fill me with awe,
especially when the design utilizes the natural patterns in each unique piece
of material to naturally shade or add a detail to the overall design. Not all mosaics have this extra touch, but
when they do, one feels the love and passion of the artist.
Here, in Siena, the
combination of architecture, with bas relief (compressed form, like a coin)
sculpture, 3-dimensional sculpture, fresco, and function blow the mind. And how do you like the rabbit?
