City: Los Angeles, CA
Dicky studied filmmaking in San Franscico, CA, then moved to LA where he works and is involved in a number of independent art scenes. “My friends are mostly artists and intellectuals – - people who get really excited over life.” Currently he is managing a classical chamber music series – which is particualrly well-suited to his eclectic tastes. He is a huge fan of all types of music — from the typical indie rock scenes to classical and global music.
Despite his wide range of love for the absurd, he is passionately involved in the independent art/film scene. Some of his recent projects include: a book of film camerawork, a film using serialized camera movements, and a study of imagery in the Sonoran desert. He also does a lot of curating projects, most recently preparing a show of three different visual artists that played in SF and LA and received a lot of press. Starting in January he will be teaching a film class at an LA community center.
In touch with his roots – Dicky is also an avid gardener. He has “a couple hundred houseplants” and a community garden plot. Urban vegetable gardening is his passion, and he is also proud to be a “car-free citizen of Los Angeles…mostly.” He relies largely on his bike for transportation, as well as walking and busing, and he will passionately explain to any who object that this lifestyle is not as difficult as many assume.
