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Book Jon Hicks - Artist in Action here for your next event.

   

Jon Hicks - Artist in Action

 
   
 
   
Picture of Jon Hicks - Artist In Action Jon has three meticulously rehearsed shows, choreographed to music and providing the powerful spectacle of an artist in action.

All shows are suitable, in slightly different formats, for any live event.

From Street Festivals to Corporate Functions.

Since developing his act in 2000 Jon has taken his shows around the world.

Performing for 1000s of people, in front of a President, at Glastonbury Festival, on numerous television shows and leaping over tall buildings.

 

 

Icons

Upside down, revolving, 6 foot tall paintings of the iconically famous. Executed with immaculate
timing to music.

Jon has an ever expanding repertoire of Icons practised to performance level, currently hovering around 15 different portraits. He is always happy to discuss preparing new Icons.

 

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Elvis - 6.38 minutes - Tower Bridge - London Car Free Day.

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A rapid fire performance of a panoply of artworks.

The master of the fast arts demonstrates his repertoire with vigorously versatile virtuosity. Painting, drawing, sculpting, origamiing, with a soundtrack of motivating music. Culminating in the legendary upside down delight of a big finish.

 

New and Improved: Jon has been working art in his in his studio-gym. Now with added head mic,
audience participation, folding-multi-faceted drawing screen, 3D elements and gentle comedy.
 

Act Length - 40-50 minutes

   
   
BIOGRAPHY

Jon Hicks has appeared as the "artist in action" since 2000.

Jon studied Fine Art to degree level at art college in the 1980s. Worked as a pavement artist throughout Britain in the late eighties and early 90s, still producing works to commission. He also worked as a scenic artist from ' 93, producing work for film, television and the music industry. He now focuses on his performances, having developed a new sculptural element over 2004 with the assistance of Arts Council funding.

   
SELECTED APPEARANCES

FESTIVALS

CANADA:

Halifax Buskers Festival 2001
Spruce Grove Buskers 2002
Edmonton Street Festival 2002
Nelson Street Festival 2002
Windsor Buskers 2004
Waterloo Buskers 2004
 

SINGAPORE
River Buskers Festival 2001

NEW ZEALAND
Christchurch World Buskers Festival 2003
South Canterbury Buskers Festival 2003
Wellington Fringe Festival 2003

   
UNITED KINGDOM:

Appearances since 2000 include:

Belfast Arts Festival, Canary Wharf, Car Free Day ( London), Cardiff Street Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Glastonbury, Islington International Festival, Streets of Brighton, Streets of Manchester, Winchester Hat, Fair, Darlington, Exeter, Norwich, Nottingham, Salisbury, Torquay...

INTERNATIONAL events also in Austria, France, Japan, Spain, Turkey, and the United States.

TV appearances in Canada, Japan, New Zealand and on the BBC

CORPORATE clients include: Amnesty International, BMW, Capital Radio, Disney, English Heritage, MSN, Peugeot, Smart Car, Takashimaya, Toyota, War on Want...

   
QUOTES

"awe inspiring performance"
Tunbridge Wells Winter Festival - Zap Productions - England.

"stealing the show with an act never before seen at this festival"
Timaru Herald - New Zealand

"you are the paintertainer"
Ged Bryan - Winchester Hat Fair audience member - England.

"I had a good time. Thank you. I‚ll see you them"
From Rina Haruguchi (Age 6) Note from audience member - Canal City - Fukuoka - Japan

"Balletic"
Hattie Spice (Live Awards Set Designer of the Year 99/2000) - England

"we were delighted... adding such an imaginative visual art dimension to our programme"
Islington International Festival

"We were delighted to see you and the map featured in colour by The Times and The Independent,
and also by The Guardian and on the local BBC and ITV news programmes."
Sir Jocelyn Stevens - Chairman English Heritage

   
 

Some approximate fees quoted on The Edge Website may be subject to VAT at the prevailing rate.  All acts, attractions and entertainers are subject to availability.  From time to time band line ups may vary.  Some artists may appear with the kind co-operation and consent of their respective management companies.


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