OREXART. Oedipus Rex Gallery. Auckland, New Zealand.

ROGER HICKIN

In The Winter Dark
23 September - 11 October 2008

With You I Drink The Black Wine
acrylic & graphite on board 60 x 120 cm

Artist Comment

The relationship between bottle and glass and a fistful of 2B pencils got me through the winter. I was attempting to use still life (bottle, glass, bartop) to say something about the relationship between alcohol, art and spirituality.

A Pony Beer & a Pisspot for Charlie MacNamara
acrylic & graphite on board 52.5 x 57 cm

Nothing is The Way it Used to Be
acrylic & graphite on board 52.5 x 57 cm

El Bosque II
acrylic & graphite on board 52.5 x 57 cm

With the Door Open and the Wind Blowing
acrylic & graphite on board 52.5 x 57 cm

Bottiglia Oscura
acrylic & graphite on board 31 x 23.5 cm

Still Life in Order to Arrive at What You Are Not
acrylic & graphite on board 31 x 23.5 cm

Roger Hickin was born in Invercargill in 1951. He has been painting and exhibiting in galleries throughout New Zealand since 1986. His work are represented in the collections of the The Christchurch Art Gallery, Te Puna o Waiwhetu the Sarjeant Gallery (Wanganui), and the Bath House Museum (Rotorua). His subtle and contemplative paintings and constructions possess a deeply spritual aesthetic.

Price range: $1800-$4800
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