About

Dylan Martinez’s hyperrealistic glass sculptures employ light and space to investigate human perception. Best known for his trompe l’oeil works comprising bags of water made from molten glass, Martinez forces viewers to explore what is reality or illusion. Trained in traditional glassblowing techniques, he manipulates glass to discover new modes of perspective and create a unique experience of looking at the world.

These glass sculptures are 100% handmade. Beginning with the goldfish cracker which is hand-mixed, molded, sculpted, painted, heated, repainted, and heated again before the artist …