Matthew Cook
Perrysburg, OH, United States
Matthew Cook is a Toledo born painter whose work focuses on portraits covered in face paint that are...
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Matthew Cook
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Matthew Cook
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Matthew Cook is a Toledo born painter whose work focuses on portraits covered in face paint that are in the process of being washed off. A 2012 graduate of Bowling Green State University, Cook majored in 2D Art Education.
Cook's large paintings draw parallels between the metaphorical masks people wear on a daily basis and societies need for redemption. Fascinated by the imperfections of the figure Cook's photorealist style puts great emphasis in the rendering of surface textures of the skin and hair, face paint, and the slick sheen of water.
BFA 2D Art Education from BGSU
2013 - Findlay Art League Juried Show
2013 - Leso Gallery: Overture II/1 Year Anniversary Show
2013 - NOWOH Art Show **Honorable Mention**
2013 - My Art Contest 2013 “Portraits V” Show **Third Place**
2013 - Bowling Green State University BFA Thesis Exhibition
2012 - Findlay Art League Juried Show **Best of Show Award**
2012 - NOWOH Art Show **Best of Show Award**
2012 - Bowling Green State University Undergraduate Show
2009 - Owens Community College Student Show