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Scottsdale
is at a crucial developmental juncture - over the next several years it
will be a very different city with a new built environment and many new
residents. Liz Hickok's artwork, Scottsdale in Je ll-O®¸ celebrated both present and future Scottsdale - where the old and new west will converge. Through her unusual medium, Hickok challenges
the viewer to see an ordinary household food product, as well as their
very own city, in a very different way.
Hickok's Jell-O® sculptures are dynamic, compelling,
and jewel-like. Truly mesmerizing, these sculptures go beyond scale models.
Her ability to transform such a quotidian material - Jell-O®
- into extraordinary art pieces, while maintaining architectural accuracy,
is a remarkable feat.
Each tiny building requires a tremendous amount of skill, craftsmanship,
and focus. In order to prepare for the show and involve the community,
Hickok completed a two-week artist residency in Scottsdale. She worked with numerous area volunteers to create the artwork, who helped
cast and set up the hundreds of miniature Jell-O®
buildings.
Hickok's San Francisco in Jell-O® at the Exploratorium
was a national sensation. Having exhibited across the country, her work
has been included in such publications as The New York Times,
Harper's, and San Francisco magazine, as well as on
the cover of Artweek. Hickok received her Masters of Fine Arts
from Mills College in Oakland, California. She has a BFA and BA from the
School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Hickok lived and worked in Boston f or over ten years until moving to the
Bay Area, where she now resides.
www.lizhickok.com
The Scottsdale Public Art Program is dedicated to bringing the best public
art events and artist residencies to the community. Scottsdale in Jell-O®,
like Rockwell's Maya II, are must-see attractions that keep our community
a vital arts and cultural destination.
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