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David Hicks: Seed

Past exhibition
January 9 - February 13, 2021
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David Hicks An Offering (Blue), 2020 Glazed ceramic 44 1/8 x 30 x 35 inches 111.8 x 76.2 x 88.9 cm
David Hicks
An Offering (Blue), 2020
Glazed ceramic
44 1/8 x 30 x 35 inches
111.8 x 76.2 x 88.9 cm

Diane Rosenstein Gallery is pleased to present Seed, an exhibition of ceramics and drawings by David Hicks. This is Hicks’ first solo exhibition with the gallery. This body of work is closely connected to the landscape surrounding Hicks’ studio and home in Central San Joaquin Valley, a largely agricultural area in California. The artist writes,

 

While not tethered to a focused realism of nature’s shapes and natural development, my approach is more a loose conversation with natural form; one that addresses my interpretations of growth, irregularity and the movements of nature.

 

David Hicks’ multifaceted terracotta works ‘grow’ up and around the space in which they are installed. In some, dozens of unique elements are assembled into a steel armature that acts as a wall-mounted frame, or as a freestanding branch-and-root system on which the ceramic objects appear as a kind of fruit. Dionysian ‘Offerings’ take the artist’s maximalist approach to an extreme, depicting heaping plates of vegetal forms—some rising four feet high off the floor —doused in thick glazes, often captured in mid-drip. Plant-like forms also appear as small talismanic objects the artist calls ‘Clippings’. In places, the forms appear more bodily, like heads or organs, offering a reminder that we, too, are a part of the landscape.

 

David Hicks: Seed will be on view from January 9 – February 13, 2021. The gallery is open by appointment only, Tuesday through Saturday, 10am – 6pm.

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Works
  • David Hicks An Offering (Blue), 2020
    David Hicks
    An Offering (Blue), 2020
  • David Hicks An Offering (White), 2020
    David Hicks
    An Offering (White), 2020
  • David Hicks An Offering (Pink), 2020
    David Hicks
    An Offering (Pink), 2020
  • David Hicks An Offering (Yellow and Persimmon), 2020
    David Hicks
    An Offering (Yellow and Persimmon), 2020
  • David Hicks Pale Shrub, 2015
    David Hicks
    Pale Shrub, 2015
  • David Hicks Poly Structure, 2017-2020
    David Hicks
    Poly Structure, 2017-2020
  • David Hicks Terraflora, 2018-2020
    David Hicks
    Terraflora, 2018-2020
  • David Hicks Cabesas, 2020
    David Hicks
    Cabesas, 2020
  • David Hicks An Offering (Green), 2020
    David Hicks
    An Offering (Green), 2020
  • David Hicks Ghost (Pink), 2020
    David Hicks
    Ghost (Pink), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (lg yellow), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (lg yellow), 2020
  • David Hicks Ghost (Green), 2020
    David Hicks
    Ghost (Green), 2020
  • David Hicks Still Life (Castings), 2018
    David Hicks
    Still Life (Castings), 2018
  • David Hicks Structure (Cascade), 2019
    David Hicks
    Structure (Cascade), 2019
  • David Hicks Violet Frame, 2017
    David Hicks
    Violet Frame, 2017
  • David Hicks Clipping (Blue Green Clusters), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Blue Green Clusters), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Red Vine), 2017
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Red Vine), 2017
  • David Hicks Clipping (Long Bean), 2017
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Long Bean), 2017
  • David Hicks Poly Panel , 2020
    David Hicks
    Poly Panel , 2020
  • David Hicks Library Drawing #12, 2020
    David Hicks
    Library Drawing #12, 2020
  • David Hicks, Library Drawing #13, 2020
    David Hicks, Library Drawing #13, 2020
  • David Hicks Library Drawing #20, 2020
    David Hicks
    Library Drawing #20, 2020
  • David Hicks, Library Drawing #23, 2020
    David Hicks, Library Drawing #23, 2020
  • David Hicks Library Drawing #32, 2020
    David Hicks
    Library Drawing #32, 2020
  • David Hicks Library Drawing #6, 2018
    David Hicks
    Library Drawing #6, 2018
  • David Hicks Clipping (Green Fruit) , 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Green Fruit) , 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Blue Flora), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Blue Flora), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Yellow Blue Cluster), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Yellow Blue Cluster), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Small White Branch), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Small White Branch), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Blue Cluster), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Blue Cluster), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Red Bloom), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Red Bloom), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Green Leaves), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Green Leaves), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Olive Bloom), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Olive Bloom), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Poly Bloom), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Poly Bloom), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Persimmon Bloom), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Persimmon Bloom), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (White Branch), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (White Branch), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Yellow Vine), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Yellow Vine), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Branches), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Branches), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Bulb), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Bulb), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Green Cluster), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Green Cluster), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (White Bloom), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (White Bloom), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (Red Vines), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (Red Vines), 2020
  • David Hicks Clipping (White Vines), 2020
    David Hicks
    Clipping (White Vines), 2020
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Press
  • David Hicks, "Clipping (Red Vine)," 2017

    Artillery Magazine Reviews David Hicks "Seed"

    India Mandelkern, Artillery Magazine, March 5, 2021
News
  • David Hicks in ARTNOWLA

    David Hicks in ARTNOWLA

    "Suggesting Possibilities and A Way of Moving Forward" by Jody Zellen Read more
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