David Hicks: Trophies
“They are trophies. They’re homages to the cast-off, the overlooked, those things that are discarded...They’re kind of a reliquary: a monument to the things that I think often, especially where I'm at, are so overlooked, socially.”
Diane Rosenstein Gallery is pleased to present Trophies, a solo exhibition of ceramics by David Hicks. The installation features new glazed vessels from his ongoing “clippings” series. David Hicks is based in the San Joaquin Valley in Central California, and this is his third solo exhibition with the gallery.
The title, Trophies, refers to the agricultural and floral cuttings that adorn the hand-built earthenware bowls, bottles, jars, and ewers that Hicks then glazes in dynamic applications. He describes these glazes as being in a decayed state of “optimal softening,” and his process goes through multiple firings that break down the surfaces, causing the glazes to rupture and melt in a “call and response” process.
Opening Reception with the artist:
Saturday July 25, 4pm - 6pm
Diane Rosenstein Gallery
1504 N Gardner Street
Los Angeles, CA 90046
