The Art of Coop

The Art of Chris Cooper aka Coop

While his work is closer to infamous than famous (yes, he’s the one who professes a passion for “lesbo devil girls”), the 34-year-old Coop magnificently breathes life — and dark humor! — into wacky images of screw-happy robots, decadent Satan-types, over-the-top female vamps, and drooling bug-eyed creatures driving hot rods, all of which typically leap off the page.

Anyone who, of course, has seen sci-fi comic books and movies from the ‘50s, or taken a peek at his father’s collection of Playboy magazines as an adolescent can immediately spot Coop’s influences. His art borrows heavily from artist Wally Wood (of E.C. Comics fame) and hot-rod maker Ed “Big Daddy” Roth (the guy who created “Rat Fink”). -- Spectator.net

The artist Coop and one of his 13 individual 6 by 6ft panels, designed to flow together and form a single, huge 78 ft. painting that fill all the walls of the gallery surrounding the viewer. It can be seen in person Aug. 14 - Sept. 18 in Los Angeles. His show is titled "Parts With Appeal' - gallery details at Coop's web site. Click for more information and to view more of Coop's masterpieces.

[Images from coopstuff.com]