Guy Hepner Gallery

Dylan MartinezWater Balloons For Sale

Dylan Martinez makes objects so convincing that people reach out to touch them before realizing what they're looking at. The Water Balloons series operates from the same place, but with color.

Each balloon is hand-sculpted from hot glass then sandblasted and acid etched, a process that takes the surface from raw glass to something that genuinely reads as latex stretched thin over water. The weight looks real. The tied neck looks real. Some have condensation droplets on the outside.

Works are available as individual pieces or in curated trios and groups. The groupings work well together, both in terms of color and scale.

Dylan Martinez Water Balloons

23 works available

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