Ethan Cook

Ethan Cook is a Brooklyn-based contemporary and process artist best known for his large-scale canvases of unmodulated color blocks that he partially weaves himself. Cook creates work with the appearance of a traditional, nonobjective painting; however, his work does not contain any paint, only carefully woven fabric. Cook's process work has been likened to the work of Abstract Expressionists Mark Rothko and Agnes Martin, and his art has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Architectural Digest and Interview Magazine, among other publications.

Personal life Cook and his former partner, Wray Serna, divide their time between their Clinton Hill apartment and their country home in the Catskills.

Bodies of work

Woven Canvases, 2012-ongoing In 2012, Cook began his series of large-scale monochrome works on canvas with minimalist blocks of unmodulated color. Each canvas is a hybrid product of both store-bought machine-made canvas but also canvas that Cook wove himself using a hand loom. These works share the aesthetic of paintings, yet are not made from paint, instead exploring the quiet subtlety of fabric itself.

Auction and exhibition history Cook has a robust exhibition and auction history throughout the United States and Europe. In 2014, Cook's handwoven works were featured in a group show at the Sadie Coles Gallery in London.