Ever wonder where Mark got his original inspiration for the kinetic wind sculptures? It started when his children, Mandie and Ethan, began to dance. When both his children were pursuing ballet, Mark found himself profoundly moved by the fluidity, the grace, and the shapes the dancers made.
Mark’s son, Ethan White, and his wife, Nikki White, performing at Mark White Fine Art’s gallery space in 2011.
Mark’s son, Ethan White, and his wife, Nikki White, performing at Mark White Fine Art’s gallery space in 2011.
He designed the shape of the blades to mimic the round, curved line that the dancers arms made. He even had a wind sculpture at one point named, “Port de Bras” which in french means, “Movement of the Arms”.
We often have people speak about our wind sculptures as if they are doing exactly this, dancing. Some people call them “wind dancers” or say that it looks like their sculptures are performing a solo ballet performance with the wind. The next time someone says your wind sculpture looks like it’s moving to a rhythm you can’t hear you can tell them that yes, in fact it is.
For the same reason that children hear music and just have to start dancing, so do our sculptures feel the wind and start spinning.
