Janet Cooper creates 3D linear drawings using physical materials and empty space as her medium. This results in the creation of geometrical structures that, from a distance, appear to be sketched manifestations of a solid object. Although some of the pieces are static, as the observer draws closer and moves around them the interplay of the lines create a striking, and sometimes disorientating, visual illusion of moving patterns. Other pieces use mechanical mechanisms to cyclically distort the structures basic form and the movement of the piece itself creates an animated display of repeating visual patterns.

Although the construction techniques employed are strictly linear, the resulting forms and patterns created appear to be abstract / non-linear and constantly change depending on the observer's viewing angle and their relative motion. Colour and lighting are used either to create a muted, ethereal effect or to emphasise the structural form of the piece. Having studied both mathematics and fine art, Janet Cooper's installations draw on both disciplines and the minimalist movement influences their scale and form.

OXYGEN: Artist Membership Programme

The above artist has enrolled in Kinetica Museum's artist member programme

Kinetica's membership scheme was launched in November 2010, and aims to provide Kinetica with the opportunity to extend our artist network whilst fostering emerging talent. This membership level provides another access point for practitioners to show work at our annual art fair, where over forty exhibitors take up stands in order to show and sell their work. Oxygen members are entitled to a profile on our Kinetica Museum website, and gain access to Kinetica's interim exhibitions as well as our networks. The feature exhibition at the 2013 fair will be comprised of artworks created by our artist members. The feature exhibition is curated by Kinetica Museum's Artistic Director Dianne Harris, and the final selectins will be announced in Autumn 2012. For more information on our artist membership scheme, please visit the MEMBERSHIP section of this website.