My friend James Cooper is a pretty awesome person. Typically he’s an underwater photographic artist. He does have some pieces that are on dry land, though I am not certain if he uses any other mediums.
I can’t remember when I first met James though I first saw his art hung on walls at Volcanic parties, seemingly the only divergent events on the island.
Taken from a recent interview in the Royal Gazette (a local paper in Bermuda):
A man who prefers his story to begin in the here and now, Mr. Cooper eschews delving into details of personal history, and the route which led to his present successes. Instead, he says: “What everyone should know is that I am fairly obsessed with a talk given by Sir Ken Robinson about creativity and education.
“It is on ted.com and I forward it to everyone I can because I think it is such an interesting and relevant point of view. Robinson quotes Picasso (see above), by which he means there is no formula to learn to be creative, but rather the challenge is to remain open to your own ideas, and to try and second-guess yourself as little as possible. So that is what is going on right now with my art.”
For those of you who are interested in seeing more of his work, check out this mini interview on the San Francisco-based art website Fecal Face.
[...] Underwater Art in BermudaTaken from a recent interview in the Royal Gazette (a local paper in Bermuda):. A man who prefers his story to begin in the here and now, Mr. Cooper eschews delving into details of personal history, and the route which led to his … [...]
Interesting art… I like the one you posted here the best though. Very digital