Martin Varennes-Cooke

Martin Varennes-Cooke is an original painter and illustrator who mixes a Pop art aesthetic with a Fine art approach. He has exhibited in London, Glasgow and his hometown of Brighton.
Martin is influenced by street art and nature, in particular birds, which have become his signature and a main focus of his work. He mixes the human form and nature in colorful and contemporary ways, always striving to show that the subjects have a sense of unity with the feathered creature accompanying them.
Martin believes an artist is always evolving and this is true in his case. Recent work has had an 'otherworldly' quality which evokes intrigue and questions in the viewer.

1996 - BA (Hons) - Fine Art

Art Schism - 'Heraldry' Group Show - June 2015

Sweet Art - 'Hand Maid' group show celebrating International Women's Day - Hoxton Arches -London, 5th - 9th March 2016

Brush - Brighton - Group show - 'Hair' - 5th March - 1st April - 2016.

Art Yard Sale - Group show - Art Republic, Jubilee Square Brighton - 5th June 2016

Bailey Alexander Gallery - Hinterlands - Group show - July to September 2016

Featured in November 2016 issue of 'World of Interiors' 'Off the Wall' section.