My life has encompassed upheaval, resilience, and the raw edges of humanity. In my work I engage directly with selected materials as a way of processing and expressing this lived experience.
Working with found, discarded materials, I raise them from their humble beginnings to be rebirthed; there is satisfaction in lifting everyday trash from bin to fine-art. This is an immersive practice, in which I connect with the painting. I construct and consider surface onto which I apply texture and colour, synthesising in this way brings an abject, bodily quality to the work.
I have curated and exhibited throughout New Zealand and in England, and taught painting classes with a focus on process, materials, and technique.
Artwork
Any Sensation to None
Linda Cook
Oil and mixed media on board
550mm x 450mm
$1,900.00
This painted abstraction is built with layers of wasted packaging and secured within a cocoon of oil paint and joyous colour to bring a distraction from worldly tensions, similar to gazing into a pool of water
Faces in the Water
Linda Cook
Oil and Mixed Media on board and aluminium
550mm x 450mm
$1,900.00
This painted abstraction is built with layers of wasted packaging which are secured within a cocoon of oil paint and joyous colour, offering a distraction from worldly tensions. The grided forms anchor the image and reference contemporary cultures obsession with digitized industry
Incandescent Molecules
Linda Cook
Oils on Mixed Media on board
550mm x 450mm
$1,900.00
This painted abstraction embraces the joy of colour and texture which in turn creates a world of distraction and pleasure