2015
exhibitions and projects
pen on paper | a small project in munich
solo project
in collaboration with
badcocks gallery : cornwall
opens march 27th
kimpeskamp : munich
the four corners of the world plus one
solo exhibition
pv and artist discussion
june 20th 12 - 5 pm
stour gallery : warwickshire
aaf hampstead
june 11th – 14th
edgar modern : london
picture room
solo project
august 29th – september 26th
newlyn art gallery : cornwall
aaf new york
september 10th – 15th
edgar modern : usa
like the comic silence that treads a thrilling fine line ; the pregnant pause in a bar of music ; the short line of poetry that gathers emotion in refrain , jessica cooper’s apparent simplicity on canvas is her most courageous and impactful tool .
the temptation might be to call it minimalism , with its implication of stripping away – or simplicity , with its suggestion of naiveté – but more accurately this is mindfulness of art : a honing of awareness ; an attentiveness of mind ; and an openness to meaning , wherever it might be found .
to watch cooper at work is to observe a tireless quest for this all-important meaning . as she prepares for a painting in her ever-present sketchbook , she explores and distils the subject until finding what she describes as its ‘core’ : the part or parts in which she finds value , essence , emotion , substance or significance , impact or import . once found , all else falls beyond the borders of the canvas , the noise of life is turned to fade , and she focuses with a rare clarity .
ismay atkins
