Johnnie Cooper is the first monograph of the British artist's work,
joining a curatorial initiative over recent decades to undertake
important re-evaluations of the careers of important twentieth- and
twenty-first century artists such as Tess Jaray, William Turnbull and
John Hoyland. Johnnie Cooper has, for the past half-century, devoted
himself to a tireless investigation into the nature and potential of
painting in his rural Worcestershire studio, constantly exploring new
principles and processes. This book provides an opportunity to explore
the development of Cooper's practice, from the figurative totems
sculpted in his student days, to the rich Abstract Expressionist works
of the 1980s and the Minimalist, gestural works on paper of the past
decade. Johnnie Cooper charts the journey of his signature
investigations into colour, line and form.