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Andy

By motifo • Sep 20th, 2008 • Category: Art

Andy Warhol mosaic portraitAndy Warhol is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of American “pop art”, which draws on themes from popular mass culture, such as comic books, advertising, and everyday objects - a Campbell’s Soup Can for example!

Some of Warhol’s more experimental works were his “oxidisation paintings”. These were paintings made with special copper paint that changed colour when it came into contact with urine. While some people marvelled over these images, they are certainly not everybody’s cup of wee tea.

Warhol also gave his pop art treatment to many celebrity portraits, including Marilyn Monroe and Che Guvara. We’re sure he would have approved of his own motifo makeover.

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Surfer

By motifo • Sep 13th, 2008 • Category: Sport

Surfer mosaic artworkFor some people it’s is a religion - traveling the world to find that perfect wave; for others, it’s a fashion - wearing a pair of ‘boardies’ and a branded t-shirt.

Dedication to the sport of surfing rewards the participant with more time up on the board, and less time in the ‘washing machine’. It’s a sport that once hooked, you’ll never give it up (barring injury!).

Along with the surfing culture comes the surfing language. A surfer has definitely had a good day when they say “I was out the back when this gnarly set came in, and after snaking a grommet I dropped in on a ripper.”

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Modern

By motifo • Sep 6th, 2008 • Category: Art, Pattern

Modern mosaic artworkAesthetic quadrilaterals inspired by the works of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian.

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Robbie

By motifo • Aug 30th, 2008 • Category: Music

Robbie Williams mosaic artworkRobbie Williams first found fame in the British boy band Take That early in the ’90s. On leaving the band in 1995, many thought Robbie would slip away into obscurity… but far from it. He went on to prove his doubters wrong by releasing his debut album “Life thru a Lens”, packed with tracks such as “Let Me Entertain You”, “Old Before I Die” and the karaoke classic “Angels”.

More killer albums followed, and Robbie’s following grew and grew. In 2006 he made his mark in The Guinness Book of World Records when he sold more than 1.6 million tickets for his world tour in just one day. That’s more than 18 tickets per second for those of you with a stopwatch.

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Scream

By motifo • Aug 23rd, 2008 • Category: Art

scream mosaic - Edvard Munch‘The Scream’ by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch is not just one, but a series of four similar paintings plus a lithograph. The image depicted by Munch resembles a male clutching the sides of his head, as if being subjected to an endless barrage of thrash metal music.

The numerous versions of The Scream may also help to explain why it seems to get stolen more often than any other famous artwork, with each theft serving to boost the popularity of the image.

The face of The Scream was also the inspiration for a series of slasher-style horror films (Scream 1, 2, 3…, Scary Movie, etc.). The general plot in all these movies involved a hooded figure running round in a Scream-style mask, wielding a carving knife. Look-a-like masks soon appeared in costume shops worldwide to satisfy the huge demand of children wishing to dress up as psychopathic killers at parties.

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Diagonal

By motifo • Aug 16th, 2008 • Category: Pattern

diagonalBuild it sloping from right to left… or left to right if you are that way inclined.

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Albert

By motifo • Aug 2nd, 2008 • Category: Science

albertAlbert Einstein was named by Time magazine as “Person of the Century” in 1999. He is undoubtedly the most recognised and famous scientist in history. Probably his most famous theorem is the equation “E = mc²”, which states that matter and energy are different forms of the same thing.

Einstein was also a funny guy (a trait not always synonymous with geeky professor-types). He once said, “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe”.

He also had a knack of explaining his work in simple terms: “When you are courting a nice girl, an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder, a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity”. See… easy!

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Criss Cross

By motifo • Jul 26th, 2008 • Category: Pattern

diagonal

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Che

By motifo • Jul 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics

cheTime Magazine named Che Guevara as one of the top 100 most influential people of the twentieth century. His life has been portrayed in numerous books, films and memoirs, where descriptions of Che range from hero to ruthless executioner.

Irrespective of your personal take on Che, there’s no denying that his face has become a worldwide, countercultural symbol. It’s on T-shirts, posters, mouse mats, coffee mugs… and now by popular demand, it has been “motified”!

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Casino

By motifo • Jul 19th, 2008 • Category: Pattern

casinoSomething to suit all those high rollers out there.

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