Drew Cooke

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Giant Pineapple #3

2017

Pineapples represent peace to me in multiple ways. They are a symbol of hospitality, a concept which in its broadest interpretation means opening your world to accept others. Pineapples contain geometric patterns filled with the deep truths of the Fibonacci Sequence, and I believe mathematics is a universal language that transcends national and cultural differences and reminds us we all are more alike than different. I have made nearly a hundred small pineapple sculptural paintings, but these are the first Giant Pineapples. Personally, they represent my struggle to find my own identity, and shout as loud as I can about what I find--to not be small, to push myself further out there.

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Mixed Media - Latex, Paper, Wire, Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Wood Frame
36" x 26" x 8"
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Image Description: Giant Pineapple #3 / Main Image

Artist + Drew Cooke

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I was born and raised in New Orleans, and at a young age I took interest in local art and culture. Leaving behind engineering scholarships at 19 to fully pursue my art interests, I soon booked my first exhibit in New Orleans showing colored-pencil sketches based on studies of Degas' dancers.

After these Degas' studies and many others of great artists, I began pursuing a new, self-taught method that formed into the sculptural-painting and collage techniques I use today. My works using these techniques have been shown in New York, New Orleans, and Oklahoma City galleries.

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Location All / Greater New Orleans / Greater Baton Rouge / North Louisiana / Mississippi Gulf Coast