Moonlit, dream like scenes, water ripples, contemplative figures embedded in real and surreal sceneries, are depicted in Eileen Cooper’s magnetic paintings.
The artist's exhibition “Eyes Wide Open” at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery show women in different settings, referencing mythology, art history and fairy tales interwoven with the artist’s autobiographical moments, figures in acts of creation, women’s experiences, thinking about life, the world, the self.
Drawing us into a world of both movement and nature, with bold yet tender figures connecting to the sky, the sea, to the earth, to art, to creativity, to the core. Both serene—drifting with the moonlight as well as contemplating everything—life, emotions—eyes wide open.
Experiences, sentiments, as well as symbols find their place in enchanting colour in Cooper’s alluring paintings.
Reflections in mirrors, water, nature, coming together as one with art.
The exhibition is on until the 23rd November 2024
Eileen Cooper, Silver Linings, 2024, Oil on canvas, 122 x 91.5 cm, 48 x 36 in
Eileen Cooper, Chasing Comets, 2024, Oil on canvas, 154 x 116 cm, 60 5/8 x 45 5/8 in