Olivia Hicks Greater London, United Kingdom
Olivia Hicks (b1971, Kent, UK) is a London and Lisbon based visual artist, lecturer in Fine Art, art educator and curator of the Rented by the hour art exhibitions. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art in Fine Art Printmaking in 2010 she has appeared in numerous exhibitions including The Derwent Art Prize and The Trinity Buoy Wharf drawing Prize
My practice is focused on the relationships between drawing, painting, sculpture, performance and print and draws from a mix of folklore, architectural theory, historical references, belief systems and magical realism to explore the permeabilities between the body, complex emotional states and architectural /transient spaces and natural landscapes. These spaces are often inhabited by otherworldly creatures or spirits, drifting their way in and out of reality. I am interested in the sculptural idea of both the room and the body as a container or vessel which objects and emotions can pour in and out of, and drain leak or overflow, or even move through portals into new dimensions.
Artwork
Passage, Biro and ink on watercolour paper, 2024, £650
Cats Cradle, Performance piece/collaboration with artist Carrie Stanley, 2024
Bloodlines, Biro on watercolour paper, 2022, £1025.00
Bloodlines, Biro on watercolour paper, 2022, £1025.00
Drunk with Flowers, Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 2023, £895.00