This and That: Inflatables at the Dallas Art Fair

by Grant Billingsley April 20, 2025

“This and That” is an occasional series of paired observations. See past “This and That” posts here. – Ed.

Today: Inflatables (as seen at the Dallas Art Fair)

A photograph of a metal sculpture made to look like a cloud-shaped balloon.

William Cannings, inflated steel and auto paint. Chris Worley Fine Arts

A painting of a balloon shaped like a cat.

Vera Barnett, “O-Tee,” 2024, oil on panel, 24 x 24 inches. Valley House Gallery

A photograph of a resin sculpture shaped like a pool float.

Adam Parker Smith, “Contrapposto Pool Float (Tiffany Blue),” 2023, resin steel urethane, 53.3 x 152.4 centimeters. PIERMARQ Gallery

 

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No matter how original, innovative or crazy your idea, someone else is also working on that idea. Furthermore, they are using notation very similar to yours. – Bruce J. MacLennan

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