Alan Emerson Hicks
Quick Facts
Birthplace
Chicago
Birth year
1964
Lives in
Chicago
Works in
Chicago
Schools
Lindblom Technical High School, 1982, Diploma
Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Representing galleries
Out of Line Gallery
Tags
Majician, drawing, figurative, sculpture, mixed-media, installation, performance, conceptual, pop, exhibition/performance
Statement
Alan Emerson Hicks
(Creator of temporal sculpture; Destroyer of video tape)
Artist Statement
My artwork is about transformation. I collect plastic commonplace objects and societal detritus; bottles, grocery bags, caps, hangers, video tape and use them to make sculpture. I want the viewer to see the objects of their everyday lives anew, hopefully changing the way they dispose of these items. In my work hangers are transformed into a giant “precious” diamond, bottle cap rings become fragile “glass” constructions and grocery bags become startling colorful towers. My work is a commentary on what our society views as important and unimportant.
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