To make my glasspieces, I use impressions of nature transforming them into images as independent 2D or 3D objects with their own story created by my mind. Two major themes inspire my imagination expressing myself in glass- Condensation (PUFFS Series) and Equilibration (BALANCE Series).
When I realize my works I need to balance several ideas, creativity with practicity to capture major ones to stay as simple as possible. I believe that simplicity liberates and helps to capture major ideas so artwork comes to its realization in any material.
Bārbala Gulbe is a young, attractive and cretively active Latvian glass artist. Being a member of an artists dynasty, her creative potential promises vitality and poetry in art of glass.
As a nonconformist in life and art, Bārbala Gulbe is receptive to the creative events in the world around her and incorporates their synthesis in her art. Currently she emphasizes the artistic nuances of multi layered coloured glass, finding emotional depth in the plasticity of glass.
Dainis Gudovskis,
Lecturer, Art Academy of Latvia
