Andante

2024

Fourteen (14) fused glass pigment panels spanning approximately (5' x 200' ft.)

Under I-275 at the Doyle-Carlton Drive Section of the Tampa Riverwalk

Tampa, Florida

Photography: David Hellane

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Heidi Lippman was asked to create a permanent artwork for the new Doyle Carlton section of Tampa's Riverwalk. The impressive urban complexity of the bridge structure, with its massive support columns spans over a length of two-hundred feet and is contrasted by the vulnerability of the quiet flow of the Hillsborough River. Listening to music as Lippman worked on the design and thinking about the people who would enjoy the site, the artist chose the title Andante, an Italian musical notation for a walking tempo or walking music. Lippman utilizes the ancient medium of fused glass pigment with its interplay of opacity and transparency. The design incorporates linear elements that resonate throughout the 14 bays.

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Paying homage to its natural (river) and manmade environment, this monumental glass installation incorporates textures and reflections within the glass of its’ unique location. Lippman utilized the ancient medium of fused glass pigment with its interplay between opaque and transparent areas.  This seemingly fragile yet durable wall presents a constantly changing reality.  The design incorporates dancing lines as an essential motif, inferring movement and music, which resonates throughout the large glass panels).