| David Cook | |
| Birth Name: | David Wayne Cook |
| Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Field: | Painting, Sculpture, Installations |
| Movement: | Found Object |
David Wayne Cook is an American painter, sculptor and installation artist working primarily with found objects. He has also coauthored a book, Lemonade for the Lawnboy, that later became a play.[1] Cook works primarily with found objects - tar, litter, rebar, cement, scrap metal and wire, light fixtures, plaster, shredded tires, mufflers, vines - and occasionally vegetation. He has a warm relationship with Duck Tape because of his use of their product in his flower bombing.[2] He often paints to music, once on public display,[3] and has a series of paintings based on music.
In 1998 David became the featured artist at “Around the Coyote”, a well-known art festival/competition in Chicago.[4] [5] His work was included in the curator's choice in that competition.[6] Around that time, his work was displayed in several galleries in Illinois, including Yello Gallery[7] [8] and Dramaticus Fine Art Gallery[9] .[10]
In addition to painting and sculpture, Cook is known for flower bombing, planting tall flowers constructed from wood, paint and Duck Tape without notification or publicity.[11] He plants the flowers in places where they will bring unexpected joy to passersby, including hospitals and nursing homes.
Cook's art can be seen in a Minneapolis restaurant called Hell's Kitchen and Rosenthal Contemporary Interiors.[12] He did a mural at Theater Latté Da.[13]