Popbang

We are very proud to display original pieces of work by local artist Ian Cook, the creative environment here at thestudio perfectly showcases this extremely talented young artist. You can see Ian’s work Monday – Friday between our opening hours of 9-5pm or arrange private viewings or a meeting with the artist.

Ian Cook

"The artwork I produce is defined as a ‘Popbang’, a friendly explosion of colour. Popbang first originated in 2004 and is process that describes how I effectively use colour. Through my artwork I use a number of key themes this being vehicles, toys and mass produced objects.

I thrive on process. Using everyday mass-produced recognisable objects to create artworks that are unique, bespoke and elicit a reaction from the viewer. All the artwork I produce has a sense of fun about it and is intended to be easily accessible by all this can be interpreted by using toys.

As I am trained as a painter I see the sculptures I create as three-dimensional paintings. The aesthetic appearance of the piece is more important than final form created. Quirky and unique ideas are powerful and can have an instant impact in today’s throwaway society.

This year I have been creating Popbang sculptures out of recycled, reclaimed and found objects continuing my interest of using mass-produced objects. The sculptures are constructed without any glue or fastenings; the process reflects the idea of recycling and being environmentally friendly. A harsh contrast to that of the sculpture made out of toy cars. The Sculptures that I created are now on display in thestudio’s atrium bar and lounge in Birmingham City Centre.

More recently I have developed ‘Popbang - auto drawings’ an art form of creating paintings using radio control cars. I use the toy cars to create paintings on large format paper. Again these can be viewed along with my original colour wheels from September 2008 at thestudio."



Click here to find out more about the popbang art team challenge or visit the Popbang Colour website