Pique assiette
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Pique Assiette is a form of art similar to mosaic
but specifically uses broken plates and the like arranged in patterns or designs. The name comes from the French pique-assiette, meaning "one who eats from others' plates". It is or as in the French pikasjɛt. Pique assiette is a style of mosaic that incorporates pieces of broken ceramics—plates, dishes, cups, tiles—and other found objects into the design. The appeal and expressiveness of pique assiette lies in the ideas of lateral thinking, humour, recycling
, and the significance of the found objects.
This form of art
is believed to have been originally introduced by Raymond Edouard Isadore, known as the "father of French pique assiette". He discovered his bits of colored glass and pottery in the fields surrounding his house in Chartres
, outside of Paris
, and spent his life covering every surface of the inside and outside of the house and his garden area. He supplemented his shards with stuff from auction
s, quarries and the public dump. His home is a popular tourist attraction and is known as "Maison Picassiette".
Mosaic
Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration, or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral...
but specifically uses broken plates and the like arranged in patterns or designs. The name comes from the French pique-assiette, meaning "one who eats from others' plates". It is or as in the French pikasjɛt. Pique assiette is a style of mosaic that incorporates pieces of broken ceramics—plates, dishes, cups, tiles—and other found objects into the design. The appeal and expressiveness of pique assiette lies in the ideas of lateral thinking, humour, recycling
Recycling
Recycling is processing used materials into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution and water pollution by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse...
, and the significance of the found objects.
This form of art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
is believed to have been originally introduced by Raymond Edouard Isadore, known as the "father of French pique assiette". He discovered his bits of colored glass and pottery in the fields surrounding his house in Chartres
Chartres
Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...
, outside of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and spent his life covering every surface of the inside and outside of the house and his garden area. He supplemented his shards with stuff from auction
Auction
An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder...
s, quarries and the public dump. His home is a popular tourist attraction and is known as "Maison Picassiette".