Oliver Cook (b. 1992) is an artist creating abstract sculptures and vessels primarily using alabaster, a material known for its delicate translucency. Self-taught, his practice has evolved naturally while exploring the interplay between stone and light, geometric and organic, solid and void.
His methods draw on traditional carving methods and skills learned in ceramics and woodwork. Cook’s work is a quiet dialogue between material and luminosity, inviting viewers to engage with the subtle, shifting qualities of alabaster as light subtly diffuses within the stone.
In 2024 he became a QEST scholar (Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust) to begin a series of workshops in Italy, Spain and the UK to hone his skills working with stone under the tuition of master craftsmen as well and learning the process of casting works on Bronze. He works from his studio outside Stockport and is represented byThe Scottish Gallery and Flow.
Selected exhibitions & projects
2024 Homo Faber, Michelangelo Foundation, Venice
2024 Winsome, Square Gallery, Taiwan
2023 Momentary Flow, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
2023 Solo Exhibition, Flow, London
2023 Upon Reflection, Wondering People, London
2022 Modern Pioneers, The Modern House x TOAST
2021 Form & Light, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
2021 No.43 by Atelier LK, London
2020 1000 Vases, Paris
Image credit: The Modern House