Chris Cook
Reflection 15, 2020
acrylic on canvas
24"x24"
Chris Cook - Artist Statement: I am interested in the instability of colour; it's subtle shift of hues and intensity when juxtaposed with others. Cropped and repeated geometric shapes, especially triangles in various forms, are used to suggest movement as the diagonal lines lead one's eye around and outside the paintings. Part of a shape extends right to the painting edges to suggest that it might be part of something else; another picture alongside the same series. Whilst the uncompromising triangle shapes indicate tension and movement, quiet and muted colours create balance and weight, as if to anchor the shapes from floating away. Together, they create 'quiet' movement.
These three recent paintings are part of a series, Reflection - Light in Darkness, created throughout 2020; an uncanny time that we have lived through.
My works give a sense of hope, peace, and calmness if one is willing to pause and spend time to look at them.
Chris Cook
Reflection 16, 2020
acrylic on canvas
24"x24"
Chris Cook
Reflection 17, 2020
acrylic on canvas
24"x24"