David Cook | |
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Born | David Wayne Cook
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
Known for | Painting, Sculpture, Installations |
Movement | Found Object |
David Wayne Cook is an American painter, sculptor and installation artist working primarily with found objects. He has also coauthored a book, Lemonade for the Lawnboy, that later became a play. [1] Cook works primarily with found objects - tar, litter, rebar, cement, scrap metal and wire, light fixtures, plaster, shredded tires, mufflers, vines - and occasionally vegetation. He has a warm relationship with Duck Tape because of his use of their product in his flower bombing. [2] He often paints to music, once on public display, [3][ unreliable source?] and has a series of paintings based on music.
In 1998 David became the featured artist at “Around the Coyote”, a well-known art festival/competition in Chicago. [4] [5] His work was included in the curator's choice in that competition. [6] Around that time, his work was displayed in several galleries in Illinois, including Yello Gallery [7] [8] and Dramaticus Fine Art Gallery [9] . [10]
In addition to painting and sculpture, Cook is known for flower bombing, planting tall flowers constructed from wood, paint and Duck Tape without notification or publicity. [11] He plants the flowers in places where they will bring unexpected joy to passersby, including hospitals and nursing homes.
Cook's art can be seen in a Minneapolis restaurant called Hell's Kitchen and Rosenthal Contemporary Interiors. [12][ unreliable source?] He did a mural at Theater Latté Da. [13][ unreliable source?]