Trevor Coopersmith

By experimenting with nontraditional painterly elements of figuration, symbolism and organic abstraction, I create an allegorical visual language. My artistic practice translates experience (phenomenology) in relation to a complex network of interdependent systems (holism). Each work begins with an...

By experimenting with nontraditional painterly elements of figuration, symbolism and organic abstraction, I create an allegorical visual language. My artistic practice translates experience (phenomenology) in relation to a complex network of interdependent systems (holism). Each work begins with an intimate connection to the canvas through means of preparation and research, and my approach to each painting narrates a diverse relationship to philosophy, social change and ecology.

My work is a response to the challenges of modernity and explores juxtapositions between ourselves and embodiment in relation to existence. Narratives of mythology, intuition and interdependent systems are reimagined in order to grasp a greater understanding of ourselves and a sustainable ecosystem, one where we can experience diverse perspectives and all thrive as a result.