Biography
“When someone looks at my work, I want them to feel alive inside, to be overwhelmed by the positive emotion radiating from the canvas.”
From collaborating with multinational corporation Puma to painting the WeTransfer Headquarters, Cooper’s colour canvases and murals invite the viewer to step into a kaleidoscopic world that champions the beauty of nature. Known for his alternative approach to still life, Cooper utilises a diverse and vibrant palette, evoking the vivid colours of the 1990s post-Modernist pop movement. Inspired by artists including David Hockney and Jonas Wood, the American artist has already established a loyal and international collector base.
Born and raised in Evansville, Indiana, Andrew Cooper, better known simply as Cooper, is an American Contemporary artist who reimagines scenes of domesticity and infuses them with an irrepressible sense of fun. Passionate about art from a young age, at just seven years old he wrote a message in his diary that would prove to be prophetic. It read: “I want to be an artist when I grow up.”
Straight out of art school, Cooper moved to Miami after being headhunted by a record label. Determined to pursue a career in art, he relocated to Los Angeles, where his wildflower murals splashed on the side of buildings caught the eye of brands including Coach NY, Adidas and Vans, leading to a series of high-profile collaborations. In 2019, he decided to return to his roots and moved back to Indiana to establish a studio where he could be completely free to create.
Discovered by Jay Rutland, creative director of Maddox, Cooper is part of a new generation of contemporary painters who are bringing everyday domesticity to high art, with the objects in his works representing the joy he finds in the minutiae of life. From vintage record players and speakers to the plants he surrounds himself with in his studio, his subject matter is always highly personal – an amalgamation of memories of the past, together with dreams and aspirations of the future.
Cooper made his Maddox debut in 2022 with the sell-out show ‘Wild Noise’ at Maddox Gallery Westbourne Grove. His second solo show, ‘Wild Life’, opens at Maddox Gallery Gstaad in July 2023.
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