As The Worm Turns - 29" x 23" framed - Ink On Paper Estimate: $800-$1100 / Reserve: YES

Cow Patti - 19" x 24" - Ink On Paper Estimate: $700-$1000 / Reserve: YES

L.A. artist, Coop came West (out of Bixby, Oklahoma) early in the 90's and made a name for himself as an "underground" artist, although plenty of other people have tried to pin lots of other names onto what he does. Chances are good you've seen one of his devils, devil-girls, hotrods, or monsters on rock posters, fine-art posters, t-shirts, hats, stickers, skate boards, model kits, shot glasses, Zippo lighters, a set of computer fonts (currently in use as the "I love to see you smile" font by McDonalds), and about a million other places.

He cites Robert Williams, R. Crumb and Eric Stanton as some of his favorites and great influences, in addition to Big Daddy Roth, Irving Klaw, Gil Elvgren, and a host of other degenerates.

He's done nearly 100 posters, including rock posters for Nirvana, Soundgarden, The Sex Pistols and many others, and album cover art for everyone from the Monomen to the Ramones. Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame houses two of Coop's posters in its permanent collection, and his work has also been displayed at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas.

He has drawn numerous album covers some of which include: an AC/DC tribute album, Electric Frankenstein, NOFX, and Lords of Acid. He recently did a  poster for Altoids to promote their new cinnamon flavored mints, and provided imagery for both of MTV's The Return of the Rock compilations.

Coop's work has been shown throughout the world. These exhibitions include "But is it Art" at Grumpy's City Club, Minneapolis, "Robogasm" at Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Los Angeles, "Pearls Before Swine" and "Fat Chance" at La Luz de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles, "Good 'N' Plenty" in London, and "ARRRR!!" at sixspace gallery. He showed at New York's CBGB's in 1998 and he was also a part of the grand re-opening exhibition of C-Pop Gallery in Detroit.  He has also participated in several group shows across the United States, including the "Customized" show at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston from Oct to Dec 2000.

Most recently, ten pages of Coop's images were featured in Paper Magazine's Sept 2001 Fashion Week issue, and a party celebrating Coop's take on high fashion was held at Dietch Projects Gallery in New York.  And, the first edition of Coop's full-color coffee table book will be released to an immediate near-sellout in November 2001.

"The icons he has made his own bear witness to both his artistic skill and savvy marketing. The work is accessible, instantly identifiable and so informed that it also serves as a virtual catalogue of pop culture from the 1930s through the mid-1960s."
-CR Stecyk III, interview for Juxtapoz Magazine 1997.

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