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Don Cooper

Don Cooper (Born 1944) is active/lives in Georgia.  Don Cooper is known for Modernist imagery-surreal genre-views, teaching.

DON COOPERE (BORN 1944)

Don Cooper's training with Jim Herbert at the University of Georgia in the 1960s provided useful preparation for a career painting works that belong to what might be called the "fantastic realism" school of Southern art. Reflecting on his own work, Cooper speaks of his aesthetic quest to create "something I've never seen before—something described by its difference . . . the mystery of the space between reality and the imagination." Deeply influenced by Far East culture, Cooper's most recent efforts include "bindu" paintings, a series of works featuring concentric circles emanating from a pinprick compositional center point.

Executed in the mid-1980s, The Adoration of Natural Wonders is one in a series of paintings that explore man's connection to nature, often depicting animals as stand-ins for humans and using Stone Mountain, Georgia as a geographical backdrop. In this canvas, the iconic carving that commemorates Confederate military lead   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2664 characters.]  Artist bio

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