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By, Tina Barni Meg Hitchcock conceals her cellular phone in an old sock because she doesn't want to be pretentious. Hitchcock doesn't want to appear too serious or superior in a lot of things, and her art is one of them. "Art has to be honest and come from a place that is really true," says Hitchcock. "I'm just purely expressing myself. It doesn't have to be great art. There is a fine line between provocative and pretentious. Provocative art is really honest and grabs you. When an artist is trying to being cute or clever, it becomes pretentious."Hitchcock's work has been described as "spontaneous," "honest," "childlike" and even "icky". In her "candy series" in 1998 , she created "Orthodox Gummies" a large drawing of a cross covered with gummy worms and hair. During the last two years, Hitchcock has received recognition for her art, of which she likes to describe as "honest." ARTICLE SECTIONS:
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