Murals and street art

As One Door Closes, Another Opens

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Installed from 28 June 2021 to 9 August 2021
Public artArt and AboutTemporary artContemporary art
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Towards a positive future through colour and geometry.

Artist: Will Cooke

This artwork was temporary and is no longer at this location.

Artwork description

As One Door Closes, Another Opens is a progressive shift towards a positive future through colour and geometry.

The mural draws on the simplest of utilitarian objects – the common door. Not just any door though: this work is inspired by the progressive designs of modernist architect Jean Prouve (France, 1901-1984).

The mural comprises of 2 doors, painted in swathes of saturated colour opening and closing in geometric perpetuity.

“I see this work as a portal into a more positive and energised future post-pandemic.”

– Will Cooke, artist

Artist

Will Cooke is a Sydney-based artist who creates illusion-based paintings that revel in the histories of industrial design, meditation, architecture and personal development.

His minimal pattern-based and often geometric artwork reflecting a beautiful observation of colour, shape and tone has seen him participate in numerous exhibitions.

Learn more about the making of As One Door Closes, Another Opens.

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