The Gallery Alika Cooper

Air Stream. Gouache on paper. 2007

Introducing Alika Cooper and her reveries on mobile dwellings, desolate landscapes, and women.

Winter House. Gouache on paper. 2007

I find these curious because for all their starkness, these images also convey a feeling of familiarity, of warmth. Anyone else see that? They also seem simultaneously historical and contemporary. Makes for an interesting tension to me -- but what do you all think? Would you like to live with one of these in your home?

Faye. Gouache on paper. 2007

Check out her website to see more of these intriguing portraits of women.

Driveway Tracks. Gouache on paper, 13.5" x 10.25"

Scarecrow. Gouache on paper. 2007

Tree Lot. Gouache on paper. 22 x 24. 2007

Curious about the works featured here? Please contact the artist directly via email. Cooper is currently finishing up her MFA at California College of Art in San Francisco.

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Comments (1)

they strike me as memories. the information they include is minimal, but what is shown is perhaps the three to four things you really remember about that moment. i remember the scarecrow sagging, i remember josh's trike nearby, i remember the raggedness of the tree horizon...

almost impressionistic , albeit symbolically rather than visually.

posted by lindsey kathlene on January 31st 2008 at 11:09am
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