STIK的最新作品是在迪恩森林深处英国最古老的洞穴之一中绘制的。“赭石人”是一个巨大的，大约8米(12英尺)高的人物，似乎是从洞穴中爬出来的，上面画着赭石，一种自石器时代以来就开采的红色泥土颜料。

“赭石人代表着大地元素的重新出现和自然的回归。我用洞穴里未加工的赭石，用我们祖先的方式，使天然岩石形态人性化。我非常小心，不打扰自然栖息地，避免历史文物和标记，尽我所能与自然合作。”

这件艺术品位于Clearwell洞穴地下20米的地方，是在Jon Wright的指导下创作的，他是一名自由矿工，他的家人200多年来一直是这个洞穴的守护者。超过5公斤的原始赭石被手工开采和加工，并使用传统方法应用于岩石上。

“它类似于古代艺术，但它是现代的东西，它就像一个新的赭石缝，在某种程度上它属于洞穴。什么也没有带来，什么也没有留下，什么也没有改变，但它已经改变了。每个人都被它打动了，我参加了几次学校旅行，他们很喜欢他从洞穴里爬出来。“乔恩·赖特

《赭石人》是Clearwell Caves与穿山甲画廊合作举办的独特雕塑展览“回到洞穴”的一部分，展出了47位国际艺术家的作品，包括Maggi Hambling， Tavares Strachan, Peter Oloya, Lynn Chadwick和Sarah Lucas，展览将于2022年7月23日至8月29日举行。赭石人将永久展出，或者直到海平面再次上升……

STIK’s latest artwork is painted in one of Britain’s oldest caves deep beneath the Forest of Dean. ‘The Ochre Man’, a giant, approximately 8 metre (12 ft.) tall figure which appears to climb out of the cave is painted in ochre, a reddish earth pigment which has been mined there since the stone age.

“‘The Ochre Man represents the re-emergence of the earth elements and a return of nature. I used raw unprocessed ochre from the cave to humanise the natural rock forms in the way that our ancestors did. I took great care to not disturb natural habitats and avoided historical artefacts and markings to collaborate with nature to the best of my ability”.

The artwork which lies 20 metres underground in Clearwell Caves was created under the guidance of Jon Wright, a free-miner whose family have been the guardians of the cave for over 200 years. Over 5 kilos of raw ochre was mined and processed by hand and applied to the rock using traditional methods.

“It is similar to ancient art but it is a modern thing, it’s like a new seam of ochre, in a way it belongs to the cave. Nothing was brought in and nothing left, nothing has changed and yet it has. Everyone is struck by it, I have taken a few school trips around and they love that he is climbing out of the cave.”-Jon Wright

The Ochre Man is part of a unique sculpture exhibition “Back to the Cave’ hosted by Clearwell Caves in collaboration with Gallery Pangolin and features works by 47 international artists including Maggi Hambling, Tavares Strachan, Peter Oloya, Lynn Chadwick and Sarah Lucas, The show runs 23rd July till August 29th 2022. The Ochre Man is on permanent display or until the oceans rise again …