Ethan Cook

American(1983)

Works

Ethan Cook is an American artist known for his distinctive approach to painting, in which he manipulates raw, unstretched canvas through folding, twisting, and layering to create works that blur the boundary between painting, sculpture, and textile. His process-driven practice emphasizes the physical properties of the canvas itself as the primary medium, resulting in abstract compositions that record gesture and chance. Cook has exhibited widely and gained significant recognition in the contemporary art market, with works appearing in major auction houses and international galleries.

Minimalist Abstract Contemporary American Cotton Canvas Textile Art Neutral Tones Ethan Cook Geometric Dye-Sublimation Print Handwoven Non-Representational

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Initialled and dated ‘EFC 2013’ on the overlap.

Ethan Cook — "I now see the loom as a canvas printer—as with a printer, there is error involved, those errors in the canvas become the gestures and the artist's hand and mark making." Ethan Cook, 2014

"I now see the loom as a canvas printer—as with a printer, there is error involved, those errors in the canvas become the gestures and the artist's hand and mark making." Ethan Cook, 2014

Artists in conversation