Spotted Owl Mosaic — A Site-Specific Installation by Peter D. Gerakaris for the Berkshire Botanical Garden, translated into mosaic by Miotto Mosaic Art Studios. Curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody. 81 in. x 92 in. x 12 in, Glass Mosaic on stucco wall w/ live plants. 2021. Permanent Collection of the Berkshire Botanical Garden (BBG). Photos Courtesy: BBG, the Artist, & Mary Gerakaris Spotted Owl Mosaic translates Peter D. Gerakaris’ vibrant original painting into a site-specific garden mosaic installation, presenting these endangered owls as Neo-Byzantine icons of our contemporary environment. Enveloped by plants, the architectural garden folly welcomes the public through a nostalgic sense of place — like a fragment of civilization reclaimed by nature. The mosaic process itself — which literally creates new imagery from broken fragments — underscores notions of rebirth and the mending of society’s fractured relationship with the environment.
Artwork & images ©Peter D. Gerakaris. All Rights Reserved More about this public artwork: Project portfolio: https://www.petergerakaris.com/spotted-owl-mosaic-berkshire-botanical-garden Short video doc: https://youtu.be/dL_jhKzl68Y Article: https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/southern_berkshires/berkshire-botanical-garden-art-first-grade-teacher-reaction/article_8cd3e084-2847-11ec-8e41-436efd31b5d4.html