Dickens is interested in the concepts of illusion and double-meaning whereby the viewer receives contrasting visual or intellectual responses to a single stimulant. The monochromatic nature of charcoal on paper exploits the dramatic effects of light and darkness. Her interest is in the physical exploration of space and also the political implications of countries vying to conquer space. She uses the silver birch tree as a metaphor for earthly concerns - the trees behave like rockets, attempting to launch into space - drawn to the moon’s magnetic force. Some of the trees fail to launch and come crashing down to earth. Dickens’ drawings comment on the speed, force and impact that the subjugation of nature reaps in terms of ecological resources.
Pip Dickens was born Fiskerton-cum-Morton, Nottinghamshire. She attained her BA (Hons) Fine Art, Leeds Metropolitan University in 1996 and completed her MFA at Slade School of Fine Art (UCL) in 2000. Numerous group and solo exhibitions in London followed. She won several prestigious awards and participated in a number of residencies. Dickens currently lives and works as a painter and Lecturer in Fine Art (Painting) at Lancaster University.
©Pip Dickens & Renée Pfister, 2014
Pip Dickens was born Fiskerton-cum-Morton, Nottinghamshire. She attained her BA (Hons) Fine Art, Leeds Metropolitan University in 1996 and completed her MFA at Slade School of Fine Art (UCL) in 2000. Numerous group and solo exhibitions in London followed. She won several prestigious awards and participated in a number of residencies. Dickens currently lives and works as a painter and Lecturer in Fine Art (Painting) at Lancaster University.
©Pip Dickens & Renée Pfister, 2014
Pip Dickens
Space Race: Launch I, 2010
Charcoal on paper
H560 x W770 mm
Space Race series, charcoal on paper (series of six drawings)