Mosaics.


Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana

Title: 'Nigerian Ladies'

Size: 140cm x 180cm

Date: Pakistan, 1996

Title: 'Cultural Heritage'

Size: 180cm x 220cm

Date: Islamabad, 1996

Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana
Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana

Sketching the design before the mosaic tessellation

The tesselation process: glueing the mosaic tiles to the surface of the board to produce the artwork

Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana
Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana

Cleaning the finished mosaic board. Took two months to finish

Inspecting the finished work with Late Ambassador Yunusa; the Nigerian High Commissioner to Pakistan

Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana
Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana

Mounting of the artwork at the Chancery building, reception area

Title: 'The Horse Rider'

Size: 50cm x 70cm

Date: 1989

Medium: Paper mosaic

Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana
Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana

Title: 'Calligraphic design'

Size: 25cm x 114cm

Date: 1988

Medium: Paper mosaic

Title: 'Machina Rider'

Size: 100cm x 140cm

Date: 1992

Medium: Paper mosaic

Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana
Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana

Title: 'Shantu'

Size: 30cm x 114cm

Date: 1992

Medium: Paper mosaic

Title: 'The Signature'

Size: 60cm x 100cm

Date: 1992

Medium: Paper mosaic

Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana
Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana

Title: 'Pillars'

Medium: Mosaic tiles

Date: 2010

Details of pillar mosaic. Private Residence, Abuja.

Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana
Mosaic artwork by Kaltume Gana

Title: 'The drummer'

Size: 38.5 x 54cm

Date: Kano, 1997

Medium: Paper Mosaic