News – Gary Drostle

Top five pointers for architects and designers using mosaic art

Mosaic is an architectural medium Mosaic is essentially an architectural medium, dating back to the ancient Sumerian era but all too often its true potential is overlooked. Here I look at, what I consider to be, the top five pointers for architects and designers using mosaic. Read these top five pointers for architects and designers…

Specifying Mosaic for Interior Design

A guide to getting the most from using bespoke mosaic works for Interior Designers. Mosaic is an extremely versatile and creative medium that offers the designer the power of colour, texture, pattern, story and identity to your palette. This article is a guide for interior designers, architects and design professionals planning on using mosaic in…

Public Art Map of the USA

Public Art Archive is an international project to both document and set higher standards for recording and managing art in public spaces. Set up by the Western States Art Federation, WESTAF, the archive celebrates it’s 10th anniversary this year and has published this great Public Art Map of the USA as part of their awareness…

National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association (USA) 2019 Honor Award winner

The third award this year for the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital project, this time the prestigious 2019 Honor Award from the National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association of the United States of America. We are thrilled that the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, CA won this award. Gaining such an award from the critical…

Gallery Mosaics

Gallery mosaics are mosaic artworks which are created and mounted onto moveable supports so that they can be hung like a picture. Unlike the rest of Gary’s work they are obviously smaller and also usually not linked in design to a particular site. They offer the collector a chance to own a mosaic artwork which…

Mosaic Sculptures – bringing colour, form and identity to the built environment

When looking for a feature artwork a mosaic sculpture offers a very contemporary and rich focal point. They can bring colour, story, texture and a unique form to an area. This vibrancy and sense of identity is epitomised by Antoni Gaudi’s works in Barcelona which has given the entire city a contemporary identity. Bringing out…

New Studio Opening

Join us on Sunday 22nd December for the official opening of our new studio at the Lakeside Centre in Thamesmead,: 1 – 5pm Studio B – The Lakeside CentreBazalgette WayThamesmeadLondonSE2 9AN The Drostle Public Arts studio opening will coincide with the Winter Solstice celebrations at Stephen Turner’s beautiful Exbury Egg. The event includes story telling,…

New award for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

Hamilton International Arts in Health Awards 2019 Recipient The National Organization for Arts in Health, NOAH, (USA) announced the winners in their inaugural award program. Titled ‘The Hamilton” prize the results were announced on September 30th 2019. Recognition in the Arts Transforming Environments category was awarded for demonstrating the positive impact of art in a…

A New Studio

Big News… Gary Drostle new studio… We are very excited to announce that we have moved to a great new studio location. – The newly developed Lakeside Centre in Thamesmead. Part of the iconic original Thamesmead concrete brutalist architecture, immortalised in Kubrick’s ‘A Clockwork Orange’, the Lakeside Centre has been redeveloped by Bow Arts Trust….

Mural Artist for London and the South East

Are you looking for a mural artist in the London or south east area to create something a bit special? Look no further: Artist Gary Drostle has been creating unique bespoke murals for interior and exterior walls for over thirty years. His murals adorn private houses, public spaces, corporate buildings, hospitals and restaurants across the…

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