Cooper: A Closer Look
With 鈥楢 Closer Look鈥�, his most ambitious solo exhibition with Maddox yet, Cooper unveils the results of his six-month Artist in Residence programme at our Shepherd Market gallery.
An unprecedented opportunity to discover and spend time with the American artist during the most productive period of his life, more than 50 hyper-vivid, autobiographical paintings reveal a painter who is intent on reinvigorating the traditional genre of still life for a contemporary audience.
This highly personal show explores Cooper鈥檚 signature use of colour and pattern through a fresh, new lens, inspired by his time in London. When the British painter and great colourist David Hockney relocated from Bradford to Beverley Hills, it resulted in an iconic body of work that was suffused with light. Similarly, Cooper鈥檚 move from Evansville, Indiana, to England has subconsciously filtered into his paintings. His signature leitmotifs鈥攙intage record players, speakers, plants and books鈥攕it side by side with rich colours and Victorian-esque patterns that are heavily influenced by half a year of enjoying and working in London.
Like Hockney, Cooper is inspired by the endless beauty of nature. Surrounding himself with plants and flowers brings him happiness every day. 鈥淭he more you look at something, the more beautiful it becomes,鈥� says the artist, whose paintings celebrate simple yet profound joys like the markings on a leaf or the blousy charm of a flower. 鈥淚 paint what鈥檚 around me, and I鈥檝e found so much new inspiration in London,鈥� he continues. 鈥淚 can see the evolution in my works and pinpoint exactly where I was when I created each work.鈥�
Showing at our Berkeley Street gallery for the first time, the bigger space has enabled Cooper to create work on a larger scale than ever before, with a 15ft painting dominating one wall of the gallery. Also included in the show are a series of floral still lifes, their colours popping and blooming across not only the canvases but the gallery itself, playfully inviting the audience to explore Cooper鈥檚 world in London.
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With 鈥楢 Closer Look鈥�, his most ambitious solo exhibition with Maddox yet, Cooper unveils the results of his six-month Artist in Residence programme at our Shepherd Market gallery.
An unprecedented opportunity to discover and spend time with the American artist during the most productive period of his life, more than 50 hyper-vivid, autobiographical paintings reveal a painter who is intent on reinvigorating the traditional genre of still life for a contemporary audience.
This highly personal show explores Cooper鈥檚 signature use of colour and pattern through a fresh, new lens, inspired by his time in London. When the British painter and great colourist David Hockney relocated from Bradford to Beverley Hills, it resulted in an iconic body of work that was suffused with light. Similarly, Cooper鈥檚 move from Evansville, Indiana, to England has subconsciously filtered into his paintings. His signature leitmotifs鈥攙intage record players, speakers, plants and books鈥攕it side by side with rich colours and Victorian-esque patterns that are heavily influenced by half a year of enjoying and working in London.
Like Hockney, Cooper is inspired by the endless beauty of nature. Surrounding himself with plants and flowers brings him happiness every day. 鈥淭he more you look at something, the more beautiful it becomes,鈥� says the artist, whose paintings celebrate simple yet profound joys like the markings on a leaf or the blousy charm of a flower. 鈥淚 paint what鈥檚 around me, and I鈥檝e found so much new inspiration in London,鈥� he continues. 鈥淚 can see the evolution in my works and pinpoint exactly where I was when I created each work.鈥�
Showing at our Berkeley Street gallery for the first time, the bigger space has enabled Cooper to create work on a larger scale than ever before, with a 15ft painting dominating one wall of the gallery. Also included in the show are a series of floral still lifes, their colours popping and blooming across not only the canvases but the gallery itself, playfully inviting the audience to explore Cooper鈥檚 world in London.
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