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artist statement
My art is like an "Art Happening." In my mind it's bigger than life. It's a cause for action or reaction. Currently working in the shape of orbs (large concrete mosaic balls), my mind drifts to thoughts of larger and larger orbs and installations. I ponder their placements in relations to unlike objects and unusual places.
Working on these orbs I drift in day dreams of events that could occur because of my art's existence. Sometimes I just have to take a nap. My art celebrates my life, the energy form of who I am — a spirit that causes the viewer to walk around, bend, laugh, touch, feel, converse and ponder.
concrete orbs
A mosaic masterpiece in the round. Interior or exterior freeze-proof tile. The orbs are manageable to move around to new locations for enjoyment and inspiration. Use of the medium of high-fired tile enables the art to withstand the elements of weather and time.
Refining my use of cement and reinforced webbing — thus creating a hollow lightweight concrete shape - gives me the freedom to transport or roll my art to places of juxtaposition for public viewing.
about the artist
Barbara Dybala is a Dallas based mosaic artist and graphic designer who graduated from the University to North Texas Fine Arts Program. With travels to the corners of the world, Barbara celebrates nature and the fullness of life and lives creatively.
Barbara's many loves come together in the creation of her orbs. Her mosaic studio, home and property are laden with a diverse sampling of her imagination. Visitors to her studio become involved in her creative and spiritual world — and they are changed forever. They have experienced the "Art Happening."
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