OPUS VERMICULATUM/ MICRO MOSAIC COURSE
Have you ever had the chance to visit Pompeii and admire the extraordinary Battle of Issus with Alexander the Great?
Or have you ever seen ancient mosaics made with extremely small, almost millimetric tesserae?
This very refined type of mosaic is known as Opus vermiculatum and is considered one of the absolute peaks of Hellenistic- Greek and Roman mosaic art.
It was the type of mosaic that most closely imitated, and even competed with, painting.
The Opus Vermiculatum Course is an intensive and highly specializing experience, during which you will learn the Ravenna direct technique on clay, ideal for creating copies from antiquity of this type of masterpiece.
You will work on a small detail chosen by you from a wide selection curated by us, inspired by famous ancient opus vermiculatum works, such as the curious motifs of the ‘unswept floors’, preserved between the Vatican Museums in Rome and Aquileia.
A course designed for those who wish to enter the heart of the ancient mosaic tradition, rediscovering the pleasure of slow work and the highest level of precision.
COST
The total cost of the course is € 750,00
DURATION
5 days - from Monday to Friday - 9.30- 13:00 | 14:00 - 17:30
GOAL
The goal will be to create a mosaic of about 20 x 20 cm.
How can an image be transformed into a mosaic?
Do you have a drawing, a painting, or a photograph that you would like to see reinterpreted through this ancient art?
During this course, you will learn how to transpose a personal project into a mosaic work.
You will propose the images that inspire you most and, together with the Koko Mosaico staff, we will choose the one best suited to this process.
You will work using the Ravenna technique on cement mortar, proceeding in sections: day after day you will build each part of the work until its completion.
You will have access to marbles, precious Venetian smalti, as well as unconventional materials and innovative technical solutions, designed to give a fresh, original, and contemporary character to the final piece.
COST
The total cost of the course is € 850
DURATION
5 days - from Monday to Friday - 9.30- 13:00 | 14:00 - 17:30
GOAL
The goal will be to create a mosaic of about 38 x 28 cm