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Agnieszka Kwiatkowska
Connecting the pieces.

 
Aurora Mosaics | Mosaic Artist | Handmade Italian mosaics | Amsterdam Art | Aga | Agnieszka Kwiatkowska
 
 
 

Artist's statement

In today's fast-paced culture which often values the intangible, I create time-intensive, carefully crafted, physical work. My hope is for my work to remind us to slow down, look carefully and remember that we're parts of a whole.

I am fascinated and inspired by the matter – the roughness and smoothness of the natural stones, the gleam of the glass, the little brilliant crystals inside a piece of marble, the heaviness of a rock on the palm of my hand. My work analyses and examines the relationships between different elements and transforms them to build new harmonious forms and patterns. 

Mosaic is built patiently piece by piece. Each little tessera has its specific purpose as it affects and modifies the others around it, depending on its tone, luminosity, and proportion. A mosaic is a collection of all those carefully crafted pieces viewed simultaneously, transformed into a new vision. Parts become a whole.

For me, a perfect world is a place where despite all our differences, we stay connected to ourselves, to each other, and to nature.

Meet Aga

I’m a Polish mosaicist, based in Oliva (Valencia).

After receiving a BA in Integrated Communication in The Netherlands, I worked in advertising for a while before I decided to quit and to move to Italy to follow my dreams of becoming a mosaic artist. I learned from the best in the field and graduated from Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli in Spilimbergo with a Maestra Mosaicista degree. Upon my return to Amsterdam, Aurora Mosaics was founded. 

Each piece of my mosaics is handcrafted using a special hammer (martelina) and hardie (tagliolo), following the traditional Italian method. I make unique wall art pieces as well as private commissions and commercial projects.

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Hands up if you ever wondered if I painted over the stones?

I totally understand where this comes from but no, no paint is ever involved. 
Natural stones and marble are often very uneven in colouring and what’s on the outside does not necessar
Hello #mosaicmondayinspiration ! I recently dug out a picture of this fabulous mosaic of quadriga (four-horse abreast) chariot and can’t get enough of it!⁣
The guy with a tiny hand raised up is called a iubilator. He announces the winners. The
#TBT to the best Baccalà Mantecato and Frico Con Polenta and my favourite osteria in Spilimbergo!! 🤤
Today little bit of #MosaicMondayInspiration from my own backyard 😁. It’s one of the places in Amsterdam that reminds me of my time spent in Italy, not only because they serve prosciutto di San Daniele, but also because of this combo: pizza ov
Mood
Happy Monday all!⁣
This mosaic fragment depicting a colorful peacock is dated between the end of the 4th and 5th century AD. Although the full image did not survive, to me in some way it makes it only more interesting, more precious and more importan
#tbt to that hot summer of 2017 ….somewhere in Moscow, Russia.

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