Simon Cooper's cubism-inspired artworks are a primary coloured feast

Date
17 September 2015

Blending a range of styles and motifs, American artist Simon Cooper’s collection of primary coloured works are inescapably easy on the eye. Using simple line work, white silhouetted figures and coloured shapes, his work is a hybrid of Mondrian and cubism. While we see so much work inspired by the internet and other modern phenomena, it’s interesting to see Simon take his work back to basics and draw from more traditional sources. It’s the less abstract pieces I’m drawn to most, where humdrum scenes are depicted like the fruit seller on a market stall and the friends festively drinking wine around a table.

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Simon Cooper: Mercado Central Cadiz

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Simon Cooper: Sagasta Uno Con Felix

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Simon Cooper: Outdoors

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Simon Cooper: Futbol

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Simon Cooper: Untitled

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Simon Cooper: Cafe Bar El Parque

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Simon Cooper: Cotidiano

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Rebecca Fulleylove

Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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