{"title":"Dave Cooper","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDave Cooper began his career in the 1990s creating underground comics for Fantagraphics Books. His periodical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeasel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e won both Ignatz and Harvey Awards in 2000, while his graphic novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRipple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e featured an introduction by David Cronenberg.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the early 2000s, Cooper shifted into oil painting, exhibiting in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and Angoulême. His painting monographs have included introductions by David Cross and Guillermo del Toro.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 2008, Cooper expanded into animation, creating \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePig Goat Banana Cricket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for Nickelodeon and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Bagel and Becky Show\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for Teletoon\/BBC. His 2016 adult short \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Absence of Eddy Table\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e received multiple international awards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCooper returned to painting in 2017, producing 70 works for a major 2020 Paris exhibition and completing a large-scale museum commission inspired by Bosch’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Garden of Earthly Delights\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In 2019, a 400-page retrospective, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePillowy: The Art of Dave Cooper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, was published, and Cooper joined the board of Ottawa’s SAW Gallery. That year he also directed his first live-action short film, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSquash\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCooper lives in Ottawa, Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dave-cooper-wall-flowers-oil-on-cavas","title":"Dave Cooper - 'Wall Flowers' - oil on canvas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWall Flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOil on canvas by Dave Cooper (2026).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtwork size: 30.5 x 30.5 cm (12\" x 12\")\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrame size: 33.5 x 33.5 cm (13\" x 13\")\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Cooper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54321424073017,"sku":null,"price":1980.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1136\/8870\/files\/Dave-Cooper-Wall-Flowers.jpg?v=1786519399"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1136\/8870\/collections\/dave_cooper.jpg?v=1787720834","url":"https:\/\/beinart.org\/collections\/dave-cooper.oembed","provider":"Beinart Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}