Round ceiling detail of colorful broken ceramic tile shards mosaic designed by Antoni Gaudi in the Hall of Columns, Park Guell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Europe.
Trencadís, also known as pique assiette, broken tile mosaics, bits and pieces, memoryware, and shardware, is a type of mosaic made from cemented together tile shards and broken chinaware. Glazed china tends to be preferred, and glass is sometimes mixed in as well, as are other small materials like buttons and shells. Artists working in this form may create random designs, pictorial scenes, geometric patterns, or a hybrid of any of these.
Hello! My name is Andreea Eva Herczegh and I'm a photographer with an interest in architecture, travel and nature, the performing arts and street photography, with a passion for black and white.
Architectural photography for me is capturing the lines, curves, shapes and environment of buildings..
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