Jonathan Mandell Mosaics' photostream

Jonathan’s mosaics are on permanent display at the National Constitution Center, The National Liberty Museum, The University of Pennsylvania, Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA, the McGraw Hill Company in New York, Delaware Valley College in Doylestown, PA and the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, IL among other sites throughout the country. Jonathan’s latest public project is a 10ft x 6 ft mosaic created for the main entranceway of the new Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, PA detailing its illustrious history. He is also an adjunct professor teaching at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts. His mosaics have been featured in The Bel Aire Hotel Magazine, Glass Art Magazine, and The Penn Gazette.
Mandell’s talent lies in the implementation of fundamental fine art concerns such as perspective, color composition and drawing into the medium of mosaic. Utilizing such materials as glass shards, ceramic tile, semiprecious stones, minerals, mirror, marbles, Mandell creates wall-mounted panels, which evolve into tactile paintings. His grout lines act as drawing lines, bringing his imagery to life. The glass shards are not flat, but rather are convex and concave pieces. This allows for a study of the surface topography of the mosaic. In addition to his wall-mounted mosaics, Jonathan has a wide portfolio of sculpture mosaics. You can find more information about Jonathan and his entire portfolio is on the web at: www.jonathanmandell.com.