Martin Blank's Fluent Steps
invites the viewer to explore the dynamic facets and planes created by Blank's artistic interpretation of water.
Fluent Steps will span the entire length of the 210-foot-long reflecting pool and will rise from water level to fifteen feet in height. It will consist of individual islands of glass sculpture that will interact with one another to portray Blank’s interpretation of water in its various forms.
Transition Between Planes is an expansive 60-foot swell that will bisect the open body of the pool, forming a uniquely sculpted space between the surface of the water and the fluid glass components suspended above it. Transitions will taper into Wisps, a field of hundreds of small glass forms breaching the surface like rising mist. An open plane of resting water will separate Transitions from The Cascades, a massive arch of glass that will envelope the viewer in the mist and surge of falling water. Lastly, Echo, a vibrant and colorful grouping, will languidly flow across the surface of the pool, creating an intimate dance of color, texture and reflective light.
Sculpture is as much about the mass as the void. — Martin Blank
