David Cooke
BORN:
1970
LIVES:
West Yorkshire, UK,
EDUCATION:
Graduated in 1992 from Leeds Metropolitan University with a degree in 3D Design
CAREER:
A professional wildlife artist
MEDIUMS USED IN WORK:
David works primarily in clay, but many pieces are mixed media. In 2011 he began bronze casting, and now has a range of limited edition bronze pieces.
SUBJECTS OF WORK:
David has tackled many animal subjects – such as crabs, dinosaurs and gorillas, but has tended to specialize in reptiles and birds.
EXHIBITIONS:
He has exhibited at some of the major UK ceramic and wildlife art shows, such as Art In Clay at Hatfield House, Potfest In Park, Penrith and also at the annual Society of Wildlife Artists Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London.
David has worked on a number of commissions for centres open to the public, such as a giant mole and beetles for ‘Creatures of the Underworld’ at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales. In 2009 he created Belemnites and a dinosaur skull for the Great North Museum, Newcastle.
As well as making animals David also writes songs about them, and is currently touring schools and science festivals with Amoeba to Zebra, a natural history musical telling the story of evolution using the medium of pop music, and utilizing some bizarre and impressive props that he has created for the show.
David Cooke art for sale from The Sculpture Park is detailed below:
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Animals and Birds £1,140 inc VATLifesize Ceramic Bird Sculpture – Puffin by David Cooke
Puffin by David Cooke, Ceramic
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Animals and Birds £1,140 inc VATLife-size Ceramic Owl Sculpture – Barn Owl by David Cooke (Unique)
Barn Owl by David Cooke, Ceramic on Wood Base
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Animals and Birds £32,400 inc VATLarge Bronze Monkey Sculpture – Orangutan by David Cooke (Edition of 6)
This striking life-size bronze dramatically captures the species’ character of pathos and vulnerability.
Cooke has depicted a species that is literally hanging on.
The empty space surrounding the piece, with only a single branch, emphasises the melancholic subject of extinction.
Cooke’s Inspiration draws from the natural world and the emotions evoked by animal and human behaviours. ‘Orangutan’ won runner-up in the 2017 Wildlife Artist Of The Year competition.
A powerful work that deserves a good home. -
Animals and Birds £5,400 inc VATLarge Steel Figurative Bird Sculpture – Who Invited The Owl Man by David Cooke (Unique)
Who Invited The Owl Man by David Cooke, Steel, Resin
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Animals and Birds £2,340 inc VATTabletop Stoneware Bird Sculpture – Raven by David Cooke (Unique)
Raven by David Cooke, Stoneware
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Animals and Birds £2,160 inc VATLifesize Stoneware Figurative Bird Rat Sculpture – Ice Cream by David Cooke (Unique)
Ice Cream by David Cooke, Stoneware
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Animals and Birds £4,200 inc VATLifesize Mixed Media Figurative Bird Sculpture – Hornbill by David Cooke (Unique)
Hornbill by David Cooke, Stoneware Steel Concrete
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Animals and Birds £2,640 inc VATLifesize Mixed Media Figurative Bird Sculpture – Cockatoo by David Cooke (Unique)
Cockatoo by David Cooke, Stoneware Steel Concrete
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Animals and Birds £1,140 inc VATLifesize Stoneware Figurative Animal Sculpture – Hare on Back Legs by David Cooke (Unique)
Hare on Back Legs by David Cooke, Stoneware
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Animals and Birds £4,320 inc VATLarge Steel Stoneware Fish Sculpture – Super Grouper by David Cooke (Unique)
Super Grouper by David Cooke, Stoneware on Steel
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Animals and Birds £3,300 inc VATLarge Stoneware Figurative Bird Sculpture – Bald Eagle by David Cooke (Unique)
Bald Eagle by David Cooke, Stoneware
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Animals and Birds £130 inc VATTabletop Bronze Figurative Bird Sculpture – Crow by David Cooke
Bronze, Metal, Unknown Edition
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Animals and Birds £5,700 inc VATLarge Bronze Reptile Head Sculpture – Giant Iguana by David Cooke (Edition of 15)
David Cooke, Giant Iguana, Bronze Resin
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Animals and Birds £3,600 inc VATLarge Wall-Mounted Bronze Resin Sculpture – Giant Iguana Head Plaque by David Cooke
Giant Iguana Head Plaque by David Cooke, Bronze Resin