Artificial mosaics

@article{Blasi2005ArtificialM,
  title={Artificial mosaics},
  author={Gianpiero di Blasi and Giovanni Gallo},
  journal={The Visual Computer},
  year={2005},
  volume={21},
  pages={373-383}
}
Art often provides valuable insight that can be applied to technological innovations, especially in the fields of image processing and computer graphics. In this paper we present a method to transform a raster input image into a good-quality mosaic: an “artificial mosaic.” The creation of mosaics of artistic quality is challenging because the tiles that compose a mosaic, typically small polygons, must be packed tightly and yet must follow and emphasize orientations chosen by the artist. The… 
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GIOVANNI GALLO got his Laurea at Università di Catania, Italy and his Ph.D. at New York University in 1992

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