The book cover for Fractured Light: Johnnie Cooper, Collages 1992–1997 by Black Dog Online showcases vibrant abstract paint strokes that embody the lively spirit of British Expressionism. The text at the bottom reads “Collages 1992–1997.”.
An open book from Black Dog Online, titled “Fractured Light: Johnnie Cooper, Collages 1992–1997,” displays an abstract painting composed of layered horizontal streaks in red, green, yellow, and black—capturing the evocative dynamism of British Expressionism and Johnnie Cooper’s signature style.
An open copy of Fractured Light: Johnnie Cooper, Collages 1992–1997 by Black Dog Online displays an abstract collage featuring vertical streaks in purple, blue, black, and pink tones—capturing the vibrant energy of British Expressionism. The artwork appears full-page on the left and as a smaller image on the right.
An open copy of “Fractured Light: Johnnie Cooper, Collages 1992–1997” by Black Dog Online displays abstract artwork reminiscent of British Expressionism, featuring vertical streaks in green, yellow, blue, and red tones across both pages.
An open book, “Fractured Light: Johnnie Cooper, Collages 1992–1997” by Black Dog Online, displays two pages featuring text alongside two collages with dark, abstract landscapes reminiscent of British Expressionism’s atmospheric intensity.

Fractured Light: Johnnie Cooper, Collages 1992–1997

£34.95

33 × 24 cm | 12.9 × 9.4 in

100 ills | 160 pages
Hardback


Contributors: Mel Gooding, Gabriella Pounds

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Fractured Light focuses on a key body of work by the British artist Johnnie Cooper, which was instrumental in his transformation from sculptor to painter. Throughout the 1990s, with a renewed dedication Cooper embarked on an industrious and experimental trajectory with paint and collage.


These works on paper, made by layering multiple strips of paintings, were directly inspired by a series of large assemblage works he constructed during the late 1980s, when the culmination of his work in art education brought a new found freedom. The view from a new studio in rural Worcestershire conjured fresh inspirations and instilled a fascination with the ever-changing colour, shape and light values that fractured through a nearby woodland over the course of a day.


This book documents an important part of Cooper’s oeuvre and is a must for enthusiasts of Johnnie’s work or anyone who is into British Expressionism or abstract art. It accompanies a forthcoming exhibition, also called Fractured Light, and follows Johnnie Cooper: Sunset Strip, a major monograph on the artist in 2019, also published by Black Dog Press.