I was directed to the work of Diana Cooper by Clare Mitten (see ANALOG at Riflemaker post).
Cooper's fantastical mixed media drawings and constructions are created from low fi materials such as felt tip pens, foam, vinyl, velcro and rubber - creating multi layered and textured surfaces, and installations that reference nature, technology and her imagination. Colourful forms and shapes, often in repetitive forms, create almost decorative pattern that often develops into whirly-gig, carousel like chaos at points and then falls back into a fairground like facade. What I do enjoy in particular about Cooper's work - aside from its tactility and engaging form - is her nod to instinctual mark making, which is evidently confessed in her artists statement on her website. And of course, the use of markers, fine liners, sharpies, paint pens and felt tip pens (a shared love of mine) - which Cooper's describes as 'doodling'.
Diana Cooper's works below are of a permanent installation called 'Out of the corner of my eye', 2005, and a mixed media construction, Speedway (2000-2003).
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| Out of the corner of my eye, 2005 |
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| 'Out of the corner of my eye', Diana Cooper |
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| 'Out of the corner of my eye', Diana Cooper |
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| 'Speedway', Diana Cooper |
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| 'Speedway', Diana Cooper |
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| 'Speedway', Diana Cooper |
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| 'Speedway', Diana Cooper |
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