"Stark: A Large Scale Drawing Installation by Jennifer Hicks"
2001-06-27 until 2001-07-07
Mobius
Boston, MA, USA

Stark consists of large black and white charcoal drawings which are 15 feet tall by 10 feet wide. The drawings, created on tracing paper, imbue the gallery space with the chilly feelings of the Provincetown dune scape during the winter months. The pieces are expanded versions of smaller works originally conceived outside.

Hicks spent a winter week at the C-Scape Dune Shack, which lacks heat, running water, and electricity. She spent the days working outside, drawing the landscape and creating performance pieces in the dunes. Then in the evening by kerosene light, Hicks would go over the days creations and write about her experience. The result is this installation, born out of a beautifully lonely and harsh environment.

After receiving her BFA/Diploma from Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Painting and Performance Art, Jennifer Hicks, a member of the Mobius Artists Group and the Bromfield Art Gallery, went on to win the Traveling Scholars Award for an installation and performance called Training for Uncertainty. She also won a grant from Franklin Furnace in New York City for this particular project. She has had her paintings shown at many venues throughout the country including The Conference of World Religions in Chicago and The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Currently, Hicks is exhibiting her work at the Papp Gallery in SOHO, NYC and at the Fulton Street Gallery in Troy, NY. In addition, Hicks is certified as a Shintaido instructor and as a Natale Institute Trance Dance Facilitator. She also has a strong background in various performative arts, including butoh, classical dance and acting.

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