The eight sculptures installed along the jogging/walking trails of Heights Boulevard became even more meaningful after our lives were thrown off our own paths with the unwelcome arrival of COVID-19. Following the footpaths of the Boulevard’s esplanade, our thoughts are invited to leave some of our worries behind, immerse ourselves in the beauty of this tranquil, park-like space and contemplate the artists’ visions that went into each creation.

This month we highlight Vincent Fink’s wondrous sculpture in the 600 block of the boulevard. “Dodecahedron” is a 12-sided polyhedron of translucent acrylic glass, with paintings of celestial imagery, specimens and geometric orbital patterns – representing space or ether. When nightfall arrives, “Dodecahedron” emits an otherworldly glow. “From the smallest particle to infinite galaxies, all things are interconnected via Sacred Geometry; the harmony of space,” says Fink.

Photo courtesy of Kolanowski Studio

A native Houstonian, Fink is a contemporary surrealist and full-time artist working out of his Winter Street Studio in Arts District Houston—the colorful, urban, artist-centered community situated along the Washington Avenue Corridor and touting the highest concentration of working artists in the State. Fink continuously studies science and philosophy and received his degree in Media Arts and Animation from The Art Institute of Houston. His early life started with drawing, then music, and after college, a graphic design career where he met the love of his life—now his wife. Fink has served on Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Quality of Life Transition Committee as well as other creative committees within the Washington Avenue Arts District, Houston—helping to organize Houston’s growing art scene. Other mediums Vincent expresses himself with include three-dimensional works, a clothing line, screen-printing, digital art, large-scale street art/murals, animation and interactive art installations. 

Photo courtesy of Kolanowski Studio

All of the TRUE NORTH 2020 sculptures are for sale and “Dodecahedron” is offered at $11,000. Additionally, the artists have generously agreed to donate 20% of sales back to TRUE NORTH, which will go directly toward future projects. Look for our feature here next month on Houston artist Jack Gron, whose sculpture “Hard Rain” is in the 800 block.

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We hope you are all safe, healthy and enjoying the latest installment of TRUE NORTH 2020.

Photo courtesy of Kolanowski Studio