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James Bowen, the mosaics instructor at The Cape Cod Community College presents the following work by his students. These talented budding artists have been inspired by the beauty of the sea which surrounds Cape Cod, the home of this two year institution.
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As one of the few colleges to offer mosaics in the United States, the Mosaics class is honored to be able to share our art with the world.
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China Kiss This sculpture is located in the Sculpture Garden at the college. It was completed in the spring of 2001. It is approx. 52" high. The armature is a cement and steel rod structure which was recycled from an earlier art project. The tessera are mirror, beach glass, ceramic tile, and recycled aluminum. The tessera was applied with Thin Set and an additive called "Link". The grout is DeLorean Gray sanded grout.
The sculpture was inspired by Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss".
The project took approx. 65 hours to complete. My assistant was Lacie Saysville, a student at the college.
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| Cubist Nobska Lighthouse This sculpture was created under my supervision by the Design2 class of Sara Ringler in the spring of 2001. It is made of glass tiles, glued onto a 42" diameter MDO board, grouted with DeLorean Gray unsanded grout. It is affixed to the brick wall in the cafeteria of the college.
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Tilden Arts Center This mosaic is installed in the lobby of the Tilden Arts Center at the Cape Cod Community College campus in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
The mosaic was created by students of James Bowen for the Mosaics Class project, in Spring 2002.
The size is 36" by 60". Ceramic tile and broken china was applied directly with mastic onto Hardibacker board.
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The 2003 Mosaics class did this year's mosaic campus installation in the North Building. The students were asked to create a work of art to enhance the new study / rest area. The mosaic students decided to create a 2' by 10' mosaic banner which they installed above the snack vending machines.
In planning the piece, the students recalled how drive-in movie theaters of their childhood would often have images on the screen at Intermission that showed dancing hotdogs, flying potato chip bags and M&M candy characters. Using this inspiration, they have designed a fun and entertaining work of art that will bring a smile to students as they ponder their homework or that big final exam.
The students created the characters in the classroom using the reverse indirect method on plastic tape. After gluing those to the prepared cement wall they applied the background tiles directly with tile adhesive.
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