BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Delware Days: Works by Joseph Barbaccia BEGIN:VEVENT UID:162252023-07-16 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230716 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230717 LOCATION:12 Dodds Lane\nRehoboth Beach DE 19971 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=12 Dodds Lane\nRehoboth Bea ch DE 19971;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=12 Dodds Lane:geo:38.725028,-75.0858 86 GEO:38.725028;-75.085886 SUMMARY:Delware Days: Works by Joseph Barbaccia CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:“The medium is the message.\" is a famous quote by Marshall \nMcLuhan. Although in 1964 the Canadian philosopher was talking\nspecific ally about television\, the same could be said about\nmediums/materials in the field of Art. I’m continuously excited\nabout how a specific medium which is traditionally used in one genre\ncan be expanded to a successful level in another. Altering the\nviewer’s expectations of a particular m edium while exploring and\nextending the medium’s potential for artistic expression is why I do\nwhat I do. For example\, in the past\, polymer cl ay has been\npredominately used for jewelry. My past successful experiment s\ncreating sculpture utilizing sequins and Styrofoam assisted me in\ndisc overing the potential of creating with polymer clay to make more\nthan ear rings or necklaces. Inspired by the Impressionists\,\nparticularly Berthe Morisot\, Claude Monet\, Mary Cassatt\, Childe Hassam\nand Vincent Van Gog h\, I founded my new work on this 19th century\nmovement’s visible strok es of color. However\, instead of oil-based\npigments\, I use plastic-base d pigments in clay form. Extruded polymer\nclay. This medium afforded me a bas-relief depth to the finished\npiece. At the same time\, with these pu re color extrusions\, I could\nweave a visual mixture that demonstrates su btle variations of color\,\nform\, texture\, and light. Recently I’ve ex perimented with pushing\nthe extruded colored clay pieces into one another using metal tools\,\nto create an impasto like texture throughout the ima ge.\" Joseph\nBarbaccia studied at Tyler School of Fine Art in Philadelp hia.\nBarbaccia spent the following 8 years (1976- 84) traveling through t he\nUnited States and South Pacific\, concentrating on drawing and paintin g\nin a mostly representational style. In 1996\, Barbaccia moved to\nPotom ac Falls\, VA. Over the next 4 years he began to paint with\nencaustics on carved plaster reliefs. With his “Animal Metaphors\"\nseries in 2000 and the 2002 “Santos\" series\, he fully evolved to\nfreestanding scul pture\, creating pieces that employed the act of\nwrapping and winding mat erials over a mixed media framework. In 2003\,\nBarbaccia’s art took ano ther definitive step. By incorporating the\nmost basic of materials in ass emblies that underscore craftsmanship\nand meaning\, he had pared down vis ual insight to a more essential\nlevel of expression.2008 saw Barbaccia’ s work recognized in the\nGreater Washington Metro area as some of the mos t compelling by his\nbecoming a finalist for the Trawick Prize. In 2014 he began to create\nwith polymer clay. The resulting works are three dimensi onal in form\;\nsimilar to bas reliefs. In 2018 Barbaccia moved to Delawar e\, USA. His\nimages have been presented as covers and interior pieces for \nmagazines\, books\, and more. In 2022\, he was awarded the Individual\nA rtist Fellowship Grant by the Delaware Division of the Arts.\nBarbaccia ha s written articles about his unique style for Polymer Arts\nmagazine. His work has been featured in Luzer’s Archive 200 BEST\nIllustrators Worldwi de\, Illustration Annual 57\, 3 X 3 Illustration\nDirectory\, Polymer Jour neys (The Art and Craft of Polymer)\, Creative\nQuarterly\, Illustration W est 54\, and the AOI World Illustration\nAwards. Venue: Rehoboth Art Leagu e. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:“The medium is the message.\" is a famous quote by Marshall McLuhan. Although in 1964 the Canadian philosopher was t alking specifically about television\, the same could be said about medium s/materials in the field of Art. I’m continuously excited about how a sp ecific medium which is traditionally used in one genre can be expanded to a successful level in another. Altering the viewer’s expectations of a p articular medium while exploring and extending the medium’s potential fo r artistic expression is why I do what I do. For example\, in the past\, p olymer clay has been predominately used for jewelry. My past successful ex periments creating sculpture utilizing sequins and Styrofoam assisted me i n discovering the potential of creating with polymer clay to make more tha n earrings or necklaces. Inspired by the Impressionists\, particularly Ber the Morisot\, Claude Monet\, Mary Cassatt\, Childe Hassam and Vincent Van Gogh\, I founded my new work on this 19th century movement’s visible str okes of color. However\, instead of oil-based pigments\, I use plastic-bas ed pigments in clay form. Extruded polymer clay. This medium afforded me a bas-relief depth to the finished piece. At the same time\, with these pur e color extrusions\, I could weave a visual mixture that demonstrates subt le variations of color\, form\, texture\, and light. Recently I’ve exper imented with pushing the extruded colored clay pieces into one another usi ng metal tools\, to create an impasto like texture throughout the image.\"  Joseph Barbaccia studied at Tyler School of Fine Art in Philadelphia. B arbaccia spent the following 8 years (1976- 84) traveling through the Unit ed States and South Pacific\, concentrating on drawing and painting in a m ostly representational style. In 1996\, Barbaccia moved to Potomac Falls\, VA. Over the next 4 years he began to paint with encaustics on carved pla ster reliefs. With his “Animal Metaphors\" series in 2000 and the 2002 “Santos\" series\, he fully evolved to freestanding sculpture\, creat ing pieces that employed the act of wrapping and winding materials over a mixed media framework. In 2003\, Barbaccia’s art took another definitive step. By incorporating the most basic of materials in assemblies that und erscore craftsmanship and meaning\, he had pared down visual insight to a more essential level of expression.2008 saw Barbaccia’s work recognized in the Greater Washington Metro area as some of the most compelling by his becoming a finalist for the Trawick Prize. In 2014 he began to create wit h polymer clay. The resulting works are three dimensional in form\; simila r to bas reliefs. In 2018 Barbaccia moved to Delaware\, USA. His images ha ve been presented as covers and interior pieces for magazines\, books\, an d more. In 2022\, he was awarded the Individual Artist Fellowship Grant by the Delaware Division of the Arts. Barbaccia has written articles about h is unique style for Polymer Arts magazine. His work has been featured in L uzer’s Archive 200 BEST Illustrators Worldwide\, Illustration Annual 57\ , 3 X 3 Illustration Directory\, Polymer Journeys (The Art and Craft of Po lymer)\, Creative Quarterly\, Illustration West 54\, and the AOI World Ill ustration Awards. Venue: Rehoboth Art League. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20261029T172454Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR