Mark Hicks, of Manhattan Beach, California, was an abstract painter. He was also a quadriplegic, since falling out of a tree at age 12.[1][2] Hicks was the subject of the 1977 Academy Award-winning documentary short Gravity Is My Enemy, produced by his art teacher at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Jan Stussy, and directed by John C. Joseph. The life and work of Mark Hicks is examined in this documentary, along with a discussion of his being a student at UCLA, culminating with his first gallery show in San Francisco.
References
edit- ^ Coil, Carolyn (Aug 26, 1974). "Mark Hicks - A Determined Man, Picasso Provides New Way Of Life". The Beaver County Times. p. A11. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ "1977 (50th) Academy Awards, Documentary (Short Subject), Gravity Is My Enemy". Academy Awards Acceptance Speeches, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
External links
edit- Gravity Is My Enemy (1977) at IMDb
