"Flower Again" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii

In celebration of spring’s renewal, Toyoharu Kii’s monochromatic mosaic “Spring Again” translates the riotous color of spring into a branch-like curve that erupts in a profusion of intricately pieced patterns. Rich in texture and design, the work celebrates spring’s extravagance as well as nature’s cyclical nature.

A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan-based artist Toyoharu Kii creates his intricate mosaics with hand-cut Italian marble and smalti, Venetian glass made by the same Italian family for over 400 years. Using traditional Italian techniques, Kii’s art is nonetheless modern. It is monochromatic, abstract, and highly textured and highlights the involved and technical art of mosaic making.