Beeps 110cm X 100cm Oil on Canvas (2007-08 )
Artist Statement:
These 3 images respond to my Fulbright year in Albuquerque, USA in 2001-02. Like Edward Hopper’s Night Hawks, the Route 66 neon paintings reflect an isolated, transitory comfort gained from the light glowing out from the darkness like a roadside fire hearth or TV. The B&W photos use available, natural light to capture the essence of the wild South West as preserved by Ansel Adams. Its relentless beauty and hold of nature dominates through sheer scale compared to much intimate UK countryside. I have a recurring need to contemplate, tame and liberate resulting in series of ideas and images.
Genre:
2D:Painting, Photography, Print, Drawing
3D:Installation, Murals, Ceramic Tiles and Mosaics for Public / Community Art projects
Contact Details:
carolcooper[at]madasafish.com please replace [at] with @
cco@ctksfc.ac.uk – term time only
www.carolcooper.co.uk
http://southwark.amnesty.org.uk
CV:
Born: 1956, West Hampstead, London. Lives in Camberwell, London.
Teaches Photography at Christ the King 6th Form College in Lewisham. Secretary, Southwark AIUK Group.
Education:
BA (hons) Fine Art, Painting, Camberwell Art College, 1979.
Exhibitions & prizes:
Exhibited widely over 30 years including the Café Gallery, Chalk Farm , Sun and Doves, Conductors Hallway, Tabernacle Centre, Festival Hall, Woodlands, Kapil Jariwala shows and Bankside Browsers for the Tate Gallery in London. Cinema Gallery and Garden Galleries in Aldburgh and in Southwolds. Surrey University.
Camberwell Artsweek Open Studios, Portobello Open and Southwark Open exhibitions. Shows abroad include an installation in Jersey City, NY. Bridging Cultures Through Art Fulbright exhibition, Marrakech, 2006. 2nd prize in Indian Summer at the Sun & Doves, 2006. Camberwell Artsweek in June 2007.
Public Art:
Tree of Life 50 foot mosaic path, Four Elements ceramic benches, the Calthorpe Project, Kings Cross. Murals with womens group: London Wall.
Commissions:
Commissions include paintings, photographs and murals for private clients and artwork linked to advertising promotions: Creative Collaborations displays for AXIS (online artist resource) at the Building Centre in 1998; Off your Trolley, Somerfield Supermarket 24/7 Internet Shopping Launch in 1999; Bike Cut Up By… Howies Protective Bike Clothing Campaign in 2001.
Artists Open Studios: Knatchbull Road Garden Studio
White Sands 53cm X 43cm framed, 12″X16″ unframed Bromide Silver Print (2001)
Further examples of work:
