In Good Company

The Dylan on Fifth

A custom porcelain installation on a white wall by artist Christina Watka.

The Dylan on Fifth Avenue is a luxury residential building in Midtown that offers a quiet retreat in a bustling neighborhood. They wanted artwork to warm up the previously stark lobby and fireplace. Uprise Art artist Christina Watka's site-specific porcelain installation emphasizes the lobby’s natural light and atmosphere by using low-relief sculptural undulation to encourage a visual conversation between density, mass, lightness, and air.

White porcelain installation on a white wall by artist Christina Watka.

Custom porcelain wall installation by artist Christina Watka above a fireplace in the lounge area of a modern residential building.

A custom porcelain installation by artist Christina Watka above a beige sofa in the lounge area of a modern residential building.

Each porcelain piece is sculpted by hand, using one quick motion with a knuckle, finger, or fist, similar to a single brushstroke by a painter.
Christina Watka

Porcelain wall installation made from small porcelain pieces by artist Christina Watka on a white wall.

Close-up of small porcelain pieces with gold leaf by artist Christina Watka.

Christina installed during busy hours so that residents could experience the work develop into a final complete piece as they came and went.
Tze Chun, Founder of Uprise Art