Mosaics
Madonna
2001
400cm x 250cm x 3cm
Madonna
2001
400cm x 250cm x 3cm
Magdelina
2003
274.3cm x 548.6cm x 3cm
Pure Sensation
2003
200cm x 300cm x 3cm
Corona
2001
250cm x 400cm
God Inflicted Love
2001
400cm x 250cm
The Eighth Day
2001
400cm x 260cm x 3cm
Mosaics
2003
Cement, Ceramic Tile, Wood
Various Dimensions
During the inception of digital photography, Collishaw noticed that the pixelated format of the electronic image bore a strong resemblance to the ancient technique of forming images with mosaic tiles.
The digital image required a meticulous analysis of its subject and was more analogous to the use of code in translating information than the subjective interpretation of a painter.
Each patch of skin or braid of hair had a particular colour or tonal value that was recordable and empirically precise. Collishaw developed a computer program that scanned an image and determined the exact shade of grey on a scale of 1 to 100.
The tones were painted onto ceramic tiles that were arranged in a way that was prescribed by computer, with no room for human intervention.