My hand painted ceramic tilework gallery. I´m proud of it!

RuiMLopes

In Portugal and Spain, hand painted ceramic tilework are found on the interior and exterior of churches, palaces, ordinary houses and even train stations or subway stations. They were not only used as an ornamental art form, but also had a specific functional capacity like temperature control at homes. Many "azulejos" (as we use to call them) chronicle major historical and cultural aspects of Portuguese history.
I decided to build up a gallery based on this subject. Here are some:
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#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

#12

#13

#14


...much more here: http://ruilopes.smugmug.com/CERAMICS-STAINED-GLASS-AND

Niepce

Beautiful azulejos, and great captures! Thanks for posting.

I'm surprized to see colors though. I thought azulejos were monochromatic.

RuiMLopes

Niepce wrote: »

Beautiful azulejos, and great captures! Thanks for posting.

I'm surprized to see colors though. I thought azulejos were monochromatic.

Thanks, Jeremy.
"Azulejos" are always colourful, specially blue tinted. BTW - the first part of the word (azul) refers to "blue" in portuguese.

Niepce

RuiMLopes wrote: »

Thanks, Jeremy.
"Azulejos" are always colourful, specially blue tinted. BTW - the first part of the word (azul) refers to "blue" in portuguese.

Yep, by "monochromatic" I meant only blue.

RuiMLopes

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Og yeah! I see...

Awais Yaqub

These are beautiful

Really like the building in 13th

Icebear

They're all interesting, and wonderful colors, but your panorama treatment of #3 really grabbed me.