The GEISHA inspired by Katy Kianush

•  Interpretation of painting on silk by the contemporary mosaic.

•  This work marries the several methods direct and indirect, old and contemporary, and various matirials such as tessereas, glass, albertinis, smaltis, glass of stained glass, marble, terra cotta, kissels, gold and some pearls.

•  The hair of Geisha is carried out of direct method with the regular tesselle of terra cotta.

•  The face is carried out the cement to give impression of the wite make-up.

•  The moon is carried out with small irregular pieces of the blue and white marble, in direct m.

•  The night is realized with the glass mosaics in circles with Chinese balls in the center. The circles represent a calm night.

•  The light around the fireflies and of the lantern is carried out with gilded black tessereas and with the small pieces of gold.

•  The lantern and the yellow light, that the fireflies set free, are worked with the painting glasse. The yellow joint used underlines the luminosity of the lantern. It is besides the only place, where the joint was used.

•  The ground is made with the volcanic stones collected in Cape d'Agde (France). The stones are varnished to emphasize the true color of the stones.

•  The dress is made of smaltis - indirect method. It is a very meticulous and exaxt work. The work of the ranges interprets the silk of the dress.

•  The obis behind and in front of the dress are carried out with the albertinis - direct method. Similar for the flowers .

•  The work is carried out on a wooden support (36x24 ins) and lay down a framework in bottle pincers.

BACK