Ecole de Mosaïque de Montpellier

 " Concert d'éclats " représente un cosmos.

Nous avons voulu qu'il soit d'envergure international.Ce projet a pu naître grâce à internet.

En effet, ce chantier - école a réuni les oeuvres de 89 artistes mosaïstes internationaux.

C'est ainsi que 89 planètes mosaïquées et réalisées en toutes matières, et parfois semie précieuses,nous sont parvenues du Brésil, de Californie, de hongrie, Gréce, Suisse, d'Angleterre, Belgique , Argentine, d'Italie, France biensur, ainsi que celles des élèves de l'Ecole de Mosaïque de Montpellier et de ses enseignents.

Ces sphères sont appliquées dans la fresque murale, aprés sélection et composition.

Le chantier est ouvert à tous public interressé a venir nous rejoindre sur place afin de construire et participer à la création collective d'une fresque d'art mural.

(16 ans et plus, outillage et fournitures comprises)   

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About shapes of things

QUESTION:
The project description on the website says that all submissions must be half-discs or spheres. By half-disc, do you mean a semi-circular shape; as in a half-moon? By sphere, do you mean a 2-dimensional circle shaded to look spherical?
ANSWER:
English translation text was wrong (not translator's fault, but typer's lack of sleep). Text was corrected logically - discs or half-spheres.
That's to say circular shapes with at least one flat face. As simple and practical as can be. More: moon may be full, half, or quarter.
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QUESTION:
In order to be more specific about what shapes are acceptable, I've attached a picture to this email with 5 shapes in it.
I'm assuming that shapes 1 and 2 represent what you describe below as acceptable shapes. Would shape 3, 4, or 5 be acceptable as well?
The reason I ask is that you say that comets, asteroids, and stars are acceptable as subjects.
However, I can't imagine doing a comet with just a circular shape to work within.
ANSWER:
All shapes you propose are ok. You can do that, OR things like that, it's just few suggestions among others.
Please have a thought for us, poor mosaists in charge to include all this in a white background:
so avoid too much complexity in shapes since everyone knows how long it can be to fill a lot of tiny spaces."
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About trusty substrates

QUESTION:
can you tell me what substrate you are expecting entries to be shipped to you on? Should they be on fiberglass mesh, or some more solid substrate like Wedi Board?
If a more solid substrate, what thickness are you expecting?
ANSWER:
fiberglasss mesh is perfect. If you experienced reversed method on paper, you can use it and send us the even lighter reversed mosaic on its paper substrate.
More solid substrate (like Wedi, good) is right too, with this little trick you pointed out: thickness.
Since each planet will be inserted within the white background figuring the empty space), you understand too much thickness may be problematic.
Whenever possible we will level this background up, as to fit the planet's thickness. Whenever possible. A 2 cms thickness should be hard to deal with...
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About whole picture and composition

QUESTION:
Can you tell me a little more about the whole picture you are trying to create-- will submitted pieces represent just the 9 planets of our solar system
(and thus, will only 9 entries be accepted), or will the completed piece represent a more fanciful version of a solar system with many planets?
Is there a desire for comets, asteroids, stars, and other items of that nature, or just planets?
ANSWER:
More like a fanciful version of the solar system with many planets. Comets, asteroids, stars, whatever you should think of will be good.
Just take a look at the several pictures we published in the 5 languages releases of project text: they present my own study for this project (100x120 cms).
I did not put comets in it, just because i did not think of comets at that time :)) comets welcome. I mean to deal with solar system as one part of the universe.
So the 9 planets shall be there, and the moon we all love. I just wait to see what people send us to stop on a specific composition line: why not see the cosmos from some place near the moon,
with earth and 8 other planets in sight ? why not from near Mars etc., etc... In the whole, wall should look the same: white background with planets figuring cosmos.
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About dates and deadlines

QUESTION:
Finally, can you tell me the submission deadline and the date that assembly of all the submissions will begin?
ANSWER:
Deadline for finished project is 15 june 2006. We shall insert all sendings we possibly can. There too our translation went wrong..i corrected and added 15 April 2006 as sendings deadline.
Can you imagine we refuse sendings received on 15 may ? i can't. We'll do our best to include all valuable sendings, until the very last day.
Work will begin around Easter, a little earlier if we received enough planets to stop on a specific composition.
Mosaic will be realised on site (we have a 2 hours mosaic class there each wednesday and free access to the room from 8 a.m to 8 p.m and even later).
Not direct on wall but on rigid plastic boards instead, we'll cover the wall with first.
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About grout and finishing touches

QUESTION:
Are you expecting that our submissions already be grouted, or will you grout the whole picture once all submissions are installed?
ANSWER:
Background will be grouted white, no questions about that. In order to let planets fully shine we'll grout them according to each one's specific colors.
Some should not be grouted at all. Mosaist's suggestion - when possible - we shall apply.
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Thank to Karyn T. from Mosaic_addicts Yahoo! Australia group for pointing these important details.

O projecto

A "Ecole de Mosaique de Montpellier" propõe a construção de um muro de mosaico aberto a todos os artistas. Este projeto será concluído em junho de 2006.

O muro terá de 15 a 30 m2 dependendo da participação.
O muro mostrará o Cosmo (Universo),com vários planetas coloridos em fundo de cerâmica branca, incluindo elementos estelares e objetos astronômicos.

A proposta é cada artista individualmente faça um circulo chato ou meia esfera de 5 a 30 cm de diâmetro, em qualquer estilo, material, método, tudo é livre. Esse trabalho será inserido (diretamente ou reversamente) no muro entre os
outros formando o Cosmo.

As peças selecionadas serão mencionadas (nome, país, grupo) em um memorial de cobre que fará parte da obra.

As peças não selecionadas serão cedidas para a Jacques Brel School em Lunel,França,para serem apresentadas aos alunos.Elas não serão devolvidas.

Os trabalhos deverão ser enviados entre duas placas de madeira (compensada) com nome, país, endereço de e-mail, até o dia 15/04/2006.

Endereço para envio:

Maison Pour Tous Albert Camus,

A l'attencion de l'Ecole de mosaïque de
Montpellier,

Projet "Concert d'éclats",

118,allée Maurice Bonafus,
34070 Montpellier - FRANCE

Os custos são por conta de cada artista.

Concert d'éclats, matière du rêve

Ajouter ma pierre à l'édifice:

L'association "Ecole de mosaïque de Montpellier" propose un projet de mosaïque murale ouvert à la participation de tout artiste professionnel ou amateur, et dont l'achèvement est prévu pour le 15 juin 2006.

Le projet:

Une réalisation murale représentant le cosmos, semis de planètes sur un fond de céramiques blanches parsemé de fragments divers figurant étoiles, galaxies et autres objets astronomiques. La surface disponible de 15 m² est située au premier étage de la Maison Pour Tous Albert Camus, à Montpellier. Ce palier dessert les salles réservées aux arts plastiques.

Une idée fondamentale sous-tend la conception modulaire de ce projet: illustrer le rôle de la Maison Pour Tous dans la vie de quartier, vers un développement du tissu social, par un outil commun à différents acteurs (associatifs, entreprise, collectivités). L'ouverture de ce projet au monde entier réunit cette symbolique, en un même geste individuel et collectif, à l'essence même de l'art d'assemblage dit "mosaïque".

Offre est faite à tout mosaïste de réaliser individuellement et bénévolement un élément du projet de mosaïque murale conçu et mis en œuvre par les formateurs de l'association.

Critères de sélection:

Chaque envoi doit se présenter sous la forme d'un disque ou d'une demi sphère (une planète), de 5 à 30 cm de diamètre, recevant un éclairage d'un seul coté, ou bien pas d'éclairage du tout accompagné du nom, pays d'origine et coordonnées postales (mail de préférence) du mosaïste. Date limite d'envoi des mosaïques 15 avril 2006. La forme sera emballée entre deux planchettes ou cartons forts, et envoyée à

Maison Pour Tous Albert Camus,

A l'attention de l'Ecole de mosaïque de Montpellier,

Projet "Concert d'éclats",

118, allée Maurice Bonafos
34070 Montpellier - France

Technique libre, matériaux libres, jointoiement libre et optionnel. Eviter les excroissances dangereuses.

Conditions générales:

L'emballage et l'envoi sont à la charge du bénévole qui fait don de sa réalisation et ne pourra pas en demander restitution. L'association et la Maison Pour Tous accuseront réception de chaque mosaïque reçue. Une sélection rigoureuse sera effectuée, par les formateurs de l'association, sur deux points:

Adéquation aux critères indiqués,

Faisabilité de l'intégration dans l'ensemble du projet.

Toute réalisation non sélectionnée, sera réputée définitivement perdue pour son auteur. L'Ecole Jacques Brel de Lunel recevra les réalisations non sélectionnées, et les mettra à al disposition des enseignants sous la forme d'une exposition sur le thème "la mosaïque dans le monde".

Les auteurs sélectionnés seront cités dans une plaquette mémoriale de laiton fixée à la mosaïque terminée, avec mention de leur pays. Les auteurs sélectionnés seront informés de cette sélection et recevront un dossier descriptif de l'œuvre terminée. Les auteurs sélectionnés seront également cités dans le dossier Internet de l'association.

Shards Concert, matter of dreams

Add my stone to the building:

The School of Mosaic Art of Montpellier, or, "Ecole de mosaique de Montpellier" school board is announcing a call for artists for their mosaic mural project . This project is open to all artists. Deadline for completion is june 15 , 2006.

Project description:

A mosaic mural depicting the cosmos, on a white ceramic background including, the planets and elements of the solar system. The surface to be mosaiced is 15 m² to 30m², depending on participations. A fundamental idea underlines the concept of this project: Enlighten the " Maison Pour Tous " idea of a surrounding neighborhood of artists and individuals. By opening this project to all artists and creative minds. A participation of many, as one.

Submission for artists, is made to any artist individually and willingly who create and participate with this Mosaic mural project, conceived and completed by the association teachers.

Selection criteria :

Each and every mosaic entry must be in the shape of a disc or half-sphere, representing a planet. 5 to 30 cms diameter, receiving light from one direction or none at all. Every piece submitted must include the following: name, address and country of artist. Sendings deadline April 15, 2006. The shape must be securely place between two sheets of plywood or very strong paper, and addressed to :

Maison Pour Tous Albert Camus,

c/o Ecole de mosaïque de Montpellier,

Projet "Concert d'éclats",

118, allée Maurice Bonafos
34070 Montpellier - France -

Style and tesserae used are open to the artist.

General rules:

Artists are in charge of shipping, and must agree to the fact that pieces will NOT be returned, as they will become a permanent part of the mosaic mural in question.

Association and Maison Pour Tous Albert Camus will be responsable for the acknowledgement of each mosaic piece sent. An email will be immediatly sent to each artist, announcing it's arrival to the association.

A rigorous selection will be made by participating staff, on two points:

Appropriate content of artistic piece for the mural

Appropriate size and attribution of piece for the mural.

All mosaic pieces not chosen for the mural shall be kept by the school indefinitly. Non selected pieces shall be received by Jacques Brel School in Lunel, France, and made available for teaching purpose.

Artist understands and agrees that the piece will NOT be shipped back to them.

Those pieces selected to be a part of the permanent mural will be duly noted on the copper memorial with names, country, and title. Selected authors shall be informed individually of this selection and receive a descriptive file of the completed project. Selected authors names and country shall also be mentionned within the Internet file on association site.

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