NAPLES GALLERY UNVEILS MASSIVE GLASS MASTERPIECE AFTER YEARS IN STORAGE

A new art installation in Naples is turning heads—not just for how it looks, but what it’s made of.

Inside the Bayshore Gallery, visitors are stopping in their tracks when they come face-to-face with “Resonance,” a massive glass mosaic that, at first glance, looks like a painting. But a closer look reveals something much more intricate—every color and detail is made entirely from hand-cut pieces of glass.

The piece creates an underwater scene filled with sea life—from sharks to sea turtles—layered in a way that gives it depth and movement.

“It’s not a photograph, it’s not a painting,” said Paul Harbey, curator and part owner of the Bayshore Gallery. “This is what I would consider a masterpiece—a 21st century masterpiece in glass.”

According to Harbey, the piece took about a year and a half to complete, with three people working almost nonstop to bring it to life. Each piece of glass was carefully cut and placed to build the final image, creating a layered effect that changes depending on how you look at it.

“The more you look at it, the more it changes,” Harbey said.

But before making its way to Naples, Resonance spent years out of sight.

After winning a prestigious glass exhibition, the piece was placed in storage for nearly a decade because of its size, weight, and the difficulty of displaying it. Harbey says once he discovered it, he made it his mission to track it down and bring it to the gallery.

“I just couldn’t stand the idea that something this phenomenal was locked away,” he said.

Now, the artwork is on display at the Bayshore Gallery for the public to experience—something gallery owner Diane Sullivan says is rare.

“This is a chance of a lifetime,” Sullivan said. “The fact that we were able to get this piece—it’s really special.”

Sullivan says the piece fits right into the growing creative culture of the Bayshore area, which she describes as a community built around art and connection.

“Bayshore is all about creativity and community,” she said.

For visitors, though, the biggest takeaway is something simpler—the experience of seeing it in person.

“You have to see it in person,” Sullivan said. “It really does touch you.”

The piece will be on display at the Bayshore Gallery for the next couple of months.