Dylan Martinez Water Bag : F21 For Sale

Dylan Martinez has established himself as one of the most technically accomplished glass artists working today, pushing the boundaries of what the medium can achieve while maintaining a conceptual rigor that distinguishes his practice from purely decorative glasswork. His Water Bag series, of which F21 is a compelling example, demonstrates his signature approach of transforming familiar, disposable objects into permanent monuments that interrogate our relationship with impermanence and material culture. Water Bag : F21 exemplifies Martinez's meticulous process, combining hot sculpting with sandblasting and acid etching to achieve surfaces that oscillate between transparency and opacity, solidity and apparent fragility. The work captures the tension inherent in a plastic bag filled with water—that precarious moment before rupture—rendered permanent in glass. At 10.75 x 5.75 x 4 inches, the sculpture maintains the intimate scale of its everyday referent while demanding close examination of its extraordinary surface treatment. Martinez's work has garnered significant institutional attention, with pieces entering permanent collections and commanding strong interest from collectors who recognize his position at the intersection of craft tradition and contemporary art discourse. The Water Bag series represents a mature phase in his practice, where technical virtuosity serves conceptual ends rather than existing as spectacle alone. Each work in the series is unique, with subtle variations in form and surface treatment that reward sustained looking. Guy Hepner is pleased to offer this work from our New York gallery, and we welcome inquiries from collectors interested in acquiring this exceptional piece.