The Art:

Art is Art, isn't it?
Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west,
and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does.
Now you tell me what you know...

-- Groucho Marx

The Artist:

Anthony Cook is a sculptor/photographer and, by nature, a lover of holography.
Highly influenced at an early age by a very artistic, philosophically humorous family,
he was very excited to explore subjects and meet new teachers at school. Marine biology, geology & many other sciences
continue helping expand what is not known about all things, and gathering questions to ask about art too.
Every day another question is discovered (not answered, that would be dull) to ponder and put to the test.
Anthony’s Mom would say he was a young artist because he played with his food.
Picasso’s Ma said his first words were "piz, piz", the Spanish nickname for "pencil"
I wonder what Groucho would say about Picasso’s mom.

the Observations:

Many of you just want the facts, so here is the CV:

EXHIBITS:

2019 -- Sculpture, Minna Gallery San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

2018 -- Sculpture, InVision Newport Beach, CA

2015 -- Sculpture, Crimson Park Design, Burien, WA

2014 -- Sculpture, 3ND ANNUAL BENEFIT OF THE ARTS FOR EPILEPSY, DAX Gallery, Newport Beach, CA

2014 -- Sculpture, ORINDA LIBRARY GALLERY, Orinda, CA

2013 -- Sculpture, HIDDEN TRUTHS, THE MIND UNRAVELED, Annual Benefit, Arts For Epilepsy, Susan Nelson Gallery, Newport Beach, CA

2012 -- EXHIBIT & DEMONSTRATION, PRATT OPEN HOUSE (Sculpture), Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

2011 -- EXHIBIT & DEMONSTRATION, PRATT OPEN HOUSE (Sculpture), Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA

2008 -- Sculpture, NAAM MUSEUM OPENING, Northwest African American Museum, Seattle, WA

2008 -- Sculpture, PRATT DEMONSTRATION, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA

2007 -- Sculpture, PRATT GALLERY EXHIBIT, Tashiro Kaplan Studios, Seattle, WA

2003 -- Sculpture, SEAHORSE BALL, Exhibit benefiting the National Society for Epilepsy, Carlton Tower, London, England

2002 -- Sculpture, NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EPILEPSY Exhibit, Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London, England

2002 -- Sculpture, ELEMENTAL ARTS FESTIVAL, Argyll, Scotland

2002 -- Photography, PORTRAITS & LANDSCAPES OF SE ASIA, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland

2002 -- Sculpture, "GLASSHOUSE" CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland

2002 -- Sculpture, BENEFIT FOR ENLIGHTEN ACTION EPILEPSY, Clydesdale Plaza Atrium, Edinburgh, Scotland

2001 -- Photography, EXHIBIT FOR THE FELLOWS RECEPTION, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland

2001 -- Sculpture, LOS ANGELES EPILEPSY FOUNDATION, City Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2001 -- Sculpture, “SHADOW & FORM”, City Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2000 -- Sculpture, OPENING EXHIBIT, City Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1998 -- Sculpture, “BRONZE WASP”, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA

1997 -- Solo Wood Exhibit (Sculpture), California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

1989 -- MIXED MEDIA SHOW (Sculpture), California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

1984 -- WINTER EXHIBIT (Paintings, Photography), Sitka Community Center, Sitka, AK

• MFA, Sculpture. Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland - 2003

• BFA, Film, Fine Arts. California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA - 1998

• Marine Biology, Photography. Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, AK - 1985

ART INSTRUCTOR

Stone Carving Class, 7 years, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
BFA Tutor, Sculpture Program, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh, Scotland

PROFESSIONAL SCULPTOR

New Deal Studios (CA); Rhythm & Hues Studios (CA);
Digital Domain (CA); All Effects (CA); Global FX (CA);Scenic Highlights (CA);
Seattle Opera (WA); Seattle Repertory Theater (WA);
Intiman Theater (WA); Dillon Works! (WA);
Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CO); Aspen Music Festival (CO);
Black Hills Playhouse (SD)

PROPS ARTISAN

Pasadena Playhouse (CA); Old Globe Theatre (CA); Huntington Theater (CA);
Denver Center Theater (CO); Charles Theater (MA); Civic Light Opera (PA);
Phoenix Theater (NY); Invisible Theater (AZ); Sitka Civic Center (AK)

SCENIC ARTIST

ASSASSINS (Warner Bros);
MEDICINE BALL (Lakeside Productions);
LIFE BEYOND EARTH (PBS Seattle);
STEVE HARVEY SHOW (Warner Bros);
Pittsburgh Public Theater (PA);
Norris Theater (CA);
Paramount Studios (CA)

PHOTOGRAPHY/ VIDEO

PHOTOGRAPHER - NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM (MA)
UNDERWATER VIDEO OPERATOR - ALASKA INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES, documentary (AK)

SKILLS

• SCULPTURE with hand & machine tools in wood, stone, metal, foam, paper and mixed media.

• PHOTOGRAPHY, digital & film, in field. Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, post-image editing/graphics, Holography.

• CONSULTING artist proposals, exhibit spaces, problem solving & safety with shop surroundings.

• PAINTING, drawing, graphic design, maquettes, scale model building.

TRAVELS

Traveled 49 of the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Polynesia,
Thailand, China, India, UK, France, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Canada.

When researching any aspect of any place, there is no substitute for being there.
Some advanced research helps extensively, mostly to guide your path through a new places.