John Cox

Born in Dallas, Texas / Works in Greater NYC Area

BIO

John Cox is an abstract painter based in Croton-on-Hudson. NY. He earned his Bachelors of Fine Art in Painting in May 2002 from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Afterwards, John moved to New York City where he attended Hunter College and earned a Masters of Fine Art with a concentration in painting in May of 2006. His work embraces technological glitches by employing machine customized tools to translate experienced digital disorder into gestural marks that imprecisely mimic wave patterns.

The speed of information has altered how we interpret the world. At the edge of perception glitches pass by at speeds that limit contemplation. My work probes these technological glitches using laser cut tools to translate experienced digital-disorder into gestural marks mimicking wave patterns. Drawing from TV static & video game graphics, the marks skip & stutter across the surface. Layered transparent glazes manufacture depth & space. The actions create a language of glitches in paint.