Momentary Flow is Oliver Cook’s second solo presentation with The Scottish Gallery, following his debut Form & Light in 2021.

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Oliver Cook is a remarkable talent, beginning his practice in ceramics and woodwork, and in a very short time he has been recognised within the wider art field, including being the subject of an artist studio film for The Modern House and Toast in 2022. In his latest body of work Cook continues to explore the translucent properties of carved alabaster and introduces Carrara and Egyptian marble, revealing new formal subtlety as he explores opaque forms: some reveal hidden doorways, others echo the landscape.

Oliver Cook

Born: 1992

Place of Birth: Bristol

Oliver Cook is an artist creating sculptural forms and functional objects in alabaster. Using everyday objects such as vases and bowls as a starting point, his work explores the relationship between light and the translucent properties of the stone. When creating a piece he often has a specific time of day in mind. It could be when the sun falls in a certain corner of the house or a place that always gets first light in the morning. Often somewhere a piece could be placed to catch and gently diffuse light amongst its surrounding.

Cook’s technique and process is self-taught and has developed organically, drawing upon traditional carving techniques and skills learned in ceramics.

Momentary Flow

Oliver Cook

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