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Cosmo Barbaro
"God is in the details!"
Beauty and elegance are goals that Cosmo Barbaro tries to attain with each new design. The work has a classic feel that is influenced in part by art deco and his everyday experiences in life. He unconsciously digests visual information from nature and man-made items. Inspiration is derived from observations in nature, the color of a particular humming bird, or the texture of a seashell.
The techniques vary from piece to piece, each of which may incorporate hand-shaped elements, hand-cut joiner, i.e., dovetails, mortise-and-tenon construction, veneering, bending, inlay, hand texturing/carving, cove cutting, upholstery techniques, milk painting, and other various finishing techniques. Each design calls for a specific set of techniques that Barbaro has developed throughout his career.
Barbaro holds an M.F.A. in furniture design from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a B.F.A. in woodworking from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. In 2006 he was commissioned by a designer in Upstate New York to build two Steinway Art Case Pianos for Steinway and Sons.
Beauty and elegance are goals that Cosmo Barbaro tries to attain with each new design. The work has a classic feel that is influenced in part by art deco and his everyday experiences in life. He unconsciously digests visual information from nature and man-made items. Inspiration is derived from observations in nature, the color of a particular humming bird, or the texture of a seashell.
The techniques vary from piece to piece, each of which may incorporate hand-shaped elements, hand-cut joiner, i.e., dovetails, mortise-and-tenon construction, veneering, bending, inlay, hand texturing/carving, cove cutting, upholstery techniques, milk painting, and other various finishing techniques. Each design calls for a specific set of techniques that Barbaro has developed throughout his career.
Barbaro holds an M.F.A. in furniture design from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a B.F.A. in woodworking from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. In 2006 he was commissioned by a designer in Upstate New York to build two Steinway Art Case Pianos for Steinway and Sons.
Selected Exhibitions & Awards
The Art of Containment, Pittsburgh, PA, Luke & Eloy Gallery, 2010
N/A, Rochester, NY, Nan Miller Gallery, 2010
Sitting Pretty, Pittsburgh, PA, Crafthaus, 2010
N/A, Pittsburgh, PA, Luke & Eloy Gallery, 2010
8th Annual Juried Online Exhibition, Online exhibition, Upstream Peoples Gallery, 2009
International Design Exhibition in China, Tshingwha China, Daegu University , 2010
The Art of Containment, Pittsburgh, PA, Luke & Eloy Gallery, 2010
N/A, Rochester, NY, Nan Miller Gallery, 2010
Sitting Pretty, Pittsburgh, PA, Crafthaus, 2010
N/A, Pittsburgh, PA, Luke & Eloy Gallery, 2010
8th Annual Juried Online Exhibition, Online exhibition, Upstream Peoples Gallery, 2009
International Design Exhibition in China, Tshingwha China, Daegu University , 2010
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