Volume 1 (2025), Issue 2

Nadia J. Koch examines the extent to which the ancient mosaic can be considered a precursor of the dot-generated digital image. She focuses on how mosaics split the object into colour elements and reassemble it in an impactful way. A comparison with...

In this contribution, Theresa Krampe examines the "mosaic aesthetics" of videogame images from a media studies perspective. Recent videogames deliberately present discontinuous, pixelated images, thereby flaunting their own mediality and digital...

Lubava Illyenko discusses the development of mosaic art in Ukraine during the Soviet era. She analyzes the Kyiv monumental-decorative school, which experienced its heyday in the 1960-80s, and highlights its design innovations, experiments with...