{"id":24198,"date":"2020-07-09T11:53:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T18:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futuresharks.com\/?p=24198"},"modified":"2020-09-19T13:47:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T20:47:28","slug":"chance-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futuresharks.com\/chance-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Chance Cooper: The LA Artist Brings 21st Century Struggle To Life With New Pieces Tackling Life\u2019s Most Pressing Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The story of the struggling artist is not new in America, but the story of Chance Cooper\u2019s <\/a>rise to fame is. Born on February 21, 1991 in Los Angeles, Chance<\/a> did not grow up hoping to become an artist. In fact, he never went to an esteemed art school or even took classes growing up. Instead, his now-highly acclaimed style<\/a> developed out of the ebbs and flows of everyday life in the 21st century. All of the weird, wonderful and downright dirty fragments of the new millenia are wrapped up in his work, which has been displayed in galleries and collections across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked what motivated him to start painting, Chance\u2019s answer isn\u2019t as straightforward as the typical artist-romantic. \u201cI would say for me, my business created itself,\u201d explains Chance. \u201cI wasn\u2019t motivated to start it. I never looked at painting as a business just because I loved doing it so much or couldn\u2019t live without it. But then people started paying me more and more to do it. It always felt like they were being generous, giving me money just for bits of art. Then I drew up my first invoice and I was like, \u2018oh, this is a business.\u2019 Now I\u2019m motivated to keep it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Despite Chance\u2019s humble answer, he has since grown quite the following in the West Coast art scene. Chance\u2019s pieces now hang in the homes of people like film director Nick Cassavetes, an early sponsor of Chance\u2019s work. His paintings have graced the halls of several major galleries in LA, as well, drawing comparisons to artists like Keith Haring, the New York artist who so influenced the style of the 80\u2019s with his plays on street art and Memphis Group squiggles. Yet these simple comparisons don\u2019t capture the true scope of Chance\u2019s work, as he builds a far more diverse portfolio than just wall pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I write, Chance is already in the process of building out his portfolio in a more accessible and dramatic way. \u201cI\u2019m currently putting together a series for a gallery show,\u201d Chance shares. \u201cAs of now, the series highlights historical events of humanity. The events are portrayed through specific objects floating in space, creating a story that may or may not be recognizable at first. I\u2019m also working on a children\u2019s book for adults, breaching some of the thicker barriers between the world of fine arts and the everyday.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As Chance has grown as an artist, so has his following. With a sizable presence on Instagram and his art in a number of galleries and collections, Chance hopes to begin flexing his artistic muscles and diving deeper into the cigarette-studded cartoon world of his imagination. Look past the poppy Haring-squiggles and you will find an entire world underneath Chance\u2019s pieces; a world that knows the pain of social injustice, that responds when the world cries out and offers a new point of view, instead of just another desultory commentary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many ways, Chance sounds a lot like the many other young people struggling to get by in an ever-changing world full of evening-news negativity and everyday struggle. \u201cAt first you have to be more Macgyver than Bond,\u201d Chance says. \u201cLearn to solve problems in a scrappy way and get by. With that mentality, become absolutely obsessed with what you\u2019re creating and the process it takes. All of a sudden you\u2019ll look up and be like, \u2018damn, I just did that… I\u2019m here.\u2019 Fear is meant to be overcome; that\u2019s the whole point of it! That\u2019s why it\u2019s there. To make us feel more alive once we beat it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chance\u2019s inspiring words perhaps bely a greater understanding of this messed up world than many see on the surface. As his work gains traction and followers build, Chance\u2019s ability to connect the quotidian with the spiritual, the adult with the childlike, and the weirdness with the rhythm of normal life has captured the feelings of a whole new generation in the art scene. Instead of drawing an idealized or fantasized version of life, Chance\u2019s abstractions instead pull us closer to reality, and force us to confront what has been right under our noses all along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Chance puts it, sometimes success can be found in the simplest moments of life: \u201cMaking a discovery. Having an idea and creating it. Achieving a distant goal. Overcoming fear. Telling someone I love them. After all, being able to pay for good sushi.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Follow <\/em>Chance Cooper<\/em><\/a> on Instagram or visit his <\/em>website<\/em><\/a> to discover his latest work and keep up to date with new shows and events.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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