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ABOUT
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The sculptures of Michael Joseph Hibbard are greatly influenced by the environment in which he grew up. Michael was raised in Upstate New York where industrial architecture is displayed in abundance along with a society who lives for the beauty of art. As a small child, he was surrounded by numerous contemporary structures, from buildings to other inspiring artist's work. Michael says "I remember being fascinated by the different shapes I would see while looking out the car window and then rushing home to create Lego structures of my own; I wanted to gather all those ideas in my head and develop one big entity" These acts are what led Michael down the path that he is on today as an artist. The fascination he had with sharp edged forms as a child grew into an even larger attraction that resulted in him integrating these sharp edged forms into his sculptures today. Michael Joseph Hibbard has been creating clay pieces for five years and in the past year; he found himself collaborating metal with clay. These two mediums develop a perfect balance in his sculptures and serve as a contemporary satisfaction to the viewer's eye.
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MICHAEL JOSEPH HIBBARDSELECTED COLLECTIONS PUBLIC/CORPORATE/PRIVATEThe Mansion on Delaware, Buffalo, New YorkRichard and Gail Washuta, Youngstown, New YorkBig Rock Sculpture Park, Bellingham, WashingtonModern Corporation, Model City, New YorkModern Corporation, Bonita Springs, FloridaAnda Pharmaceuticals, Weston, FloridaCraven Arts Center, New Bern, North CarolinaBarton Hill Hotel & Spa, Lewiston, New YorkGriffis Sculpture Park, Ashford Hallow, NYHeckscher Park, Huntington, NYBoynton Beach City Hall, Boynton Beach, FLSELECTED EXHIBITIONS Griffis Sculpture Park, Solo Exhibition, Ashford Hallow, NY PAC Winter Arts Tour, Patchogue, NY Annual Juried Sculpture Exhibition, New Bern, NC Big Rock Sculpture Exhibition, Bellingham, WA Area Artist Exhibition, Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY Canvas Gallery, Seattle, Washington NCECA Juried Exhibition, Pittsburg Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA Lakeside-Statewide Juried Exhibition, Oswego Civic Arts Center, Oswego, NY The Rapture of Form, Chelsea, New York Diane DeBilzan Gallery, Laguna Beach, California Private Studio Exhibition, Buffalo, New York Erie Botanical Gardens Exhibition, Buffalo, New York Private Exhibiton, Lewiston, New York Lewiston Festival of the Arts, Lewiston, New YorkPUBLICATIONS INCLUDED INPalm Beach Post. Ocean Avenue Feature Recycled MatrialsEllicottville News. Local Color, Issue 22Huntington Local. New Sculptures Headed for Heckscher Park.New Bern Magazine. Arts Affairs, Front CoverThe Niagara Gazette. Artists career structurally sound Night and DayThe Buffalo News. Behind the Scenes GustoARTnews. Slicing Up Sculpture Artists Directory,ARTisSpectrum. The Chelsea Perspective Vol. 17Gallery GUIDE. New York. GALLERY&STUDIO. Profiles of Contemporary Art and Artists Buffalo Rising. Untitled: Please Think! CITITOUR. Juxtaposition of Steel and Ceramic in a NY Exhibition Fine Art America. Intriguing Sculptures AWARDS/REPRESENTATION Certificate of Appreciation, Mayor Dan Pike, Big Rock Sculpture Park, Bellingham, WA Honorable Mention, Lakeside-Statewide Exhibition, Oswego, NY Canvas Gallery, Seattle, Washington Diane DeBilzan Gallery, Laguna Beach, California Atlanta Artists Registry, Atlanta, GA Palm Desert Artists Registry, Palm Desert, CAEDUCATIONB.S. degree in Ceramic Design, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New YorkIndustrial Design, Fort Lauderdale Institute of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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My inspiration is derived from internal and external factors. In my work I incorporate everything from environmental surroundings to my deepest emotions. The various materials I use help my sculptures to take on a unique industrial form. The major resources collaborated in my work are metal, clay, and recycled materials. Their contrasting appearances compliment each other and often keep the viewer in state of wonder as to what the components true identities really are. My main objective is to have the viewer focus on the different textures and to realize how well they can become one. I hope to portray unity in all of my pieces.
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