Danny Cole
{{short description|American painter (born 2000)}}
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Danny Cole (born January 10, 2000){{cite tweet|number=1480697854117228546|title=i turn 22 today ...|last=Cole|first=Danny|date=2022-01-10|user=dannycoleee|access-date=2024-02-04}} is an American painter and interdisciplinary artist based in New York City.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wbru.com/visual-artist-danny-cole-speaks-on-his-most-recent-experience-a-battle-for-harmony-can-cacti-and-more/|title=Visual artist Danny Cole speaks on his most recent experience "A Battle for Harmony," CAN, cacti, and more|date=2019-07-11|website=WBRU|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-22|archive-date=2019-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222225311/http://www.wbru.com/visual-artist-danny-cole-speaks-on-his-most-recent-experience-a-battle-for-harmony-can-cacti-and-more/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url= https://observer.com/2021/04/danny-cole-cow-vandal-hollywood-interview/|title= Artist Danny Cole on Dreams of A Utopia of Creatures and Vandalism |date=2021-04-12|website=The Observer|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}
Early life
Originally from New Jersey, Cole has been creating art since he was young. He filled journals with drawings before moving to painting.{{Cite web|url=https://nylon.com/articles/danny-cole-art-exhibit|title=Meet Danny Cole, The Teenage Artist Collaborating with Portugal. The Man And Cherry Glazerr|date=2018-06-07|website=NYLON|language=en|access-date=2019-12-22}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.bylinebyline.com/articles/danny-cole-technicolor-dreamscape|title= Danny Cole And His Technicolor Dreamscape|date=2023-06-08|website= Byline|language=en|access-date=2023-06-25}}
Cole moved to New York to pursue his career as an artist soon after graduating high school.
Career
Shortly before his high school graduation in 2018, Cole's debut solo show, "Danny Cole's Departure" was held in partnership with Stephan Alexander's Ghost Gallery in the Lower East Side in New York City.{{Cite web|url= https://www.uuuartcollective.com/video|title= UUU VLOG 01 |date=2019-03-01|website=UUU Art Collective|language=en|access-date=2023-06-26}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.bylinebyline.com/articles/danny-cole-technicolor-dreamscape|title= Danny Cole And His Technicolor Dreamscape|date=2023-06-08|website= Byline|language=en|access-date=2023-06-25}}
That same year, Cole went to Coachella with Portugal. The Man, exhibiting his artwork as the band's live visuals on the festival’s main stage.{{Cite web|url= https://www.loosechangeanimation.com/portugal-the-man |title=Portugal, The Man|date=2018|website=Loose Change Animation|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-26}}
{{Cite web|url= https://dirtybarn.com/danny-cole-invites-to-the-creature-world/|title= Danny Cole Invites To The Creature World To Go On Limitless Expeditions |date=2021-03-16|website=Dirty Barn|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-26}} Also in 2018, Cole directed the animated music video for Cherry Glazerr's song "Daddi".{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2021875/cherry-glazerr-daddi-stuffed-and-ready/video/|title=Cherry Glazerr - "Daddi" Video|date=2018-11-08|website=Stereogum|access-date=2019-12-22}}
In 2019, Cole, Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant, and Beck held an art & music show in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-pictures/matt-shultz-beck-cage-elephant-brooklyn-873603/|title=Matt Shultz, Beck and Friends Throw an Art Party in Brooklyn|last=Lecca|first=Sacha|date=2019-08-20|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-22}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.aceshigh.io/work/cage-beck |title= Cage The Elephant and Beck|date=2019-12-15|website=Aces High|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-26}}
In 2020, Cole was arrested for his "HollyCow" art installation, erected atop the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web|url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-04-08/la-et-ms-hollywood-sign-defaced-cow-painting-junior-varsity | title= Meet the band that defaced the Hollywood sign with a painting of a cow | date=2021-04-08|website=The Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}
In 2021, Cole was selected to participate in a revival of the Cow Parade, sponsored by God’s Love We Deliver.{{Cite web|url= https://www.glwd.org/donate/events/cowparade-2021/meet-the-cows/creature-cow-alliance-artist-danny-cole | title= CREATURE COW ALLIANCE - Artist: Danny Cole | date=2021-08-23|website=God’s Love We Deliver|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/23/arts/design/cow-parade-nyc.html | title= Cow Parade Returns to N.Y.C., but Please Don't Steal Them This Time | date=2021-08-23|website=The New York Times|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}
Creature World
Cole is known for his trademark "Creatures": doodled, simple, round-faced humanoids that represent "a universal human spirit that transcends age, gender, and nationality".{{Cite web|url= https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/danny-cole-sculpture-high-line-creature-1234671967|title= A 'Creature' by Artist Danny Cole Mysteriously Appeared Overnight at Manhattan's High Line |date=2023-06-23|website=ARTNews|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}{{Cite web|url= https://opensea.io/blog/articles/creature-world-drops-crowd |title= Creature World Drops "Crowd," the First Generative Open Edition Collection to Launch on OpenSea |date=2023-03-02|website=OpenSea|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}
The "Creature" figures are the centerpiece of the "Creature World", a multi-disciplinary narrative construct, functioning as a unified art experience through which Cole connects with his audience, encouraging them to explore their own introspective worlds.{{Cite web|url=
https://blog.stp.world/p/danny-cole-is-gonna-make-it
|title= Danny Cole Is Gonna Make It |date=2022-01-04|website=Serving The People|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}{{Cite web|url=
https://vmagazine.com/article/danny-cole-welcomes-you-to-the-creature-world/|title= DANNY COLE WELCOMES YOU TO THE CREATURE WORLD |date=2020-01-07|website=V Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2023-06-25}}
"Creature World" art activations often boast an intersection of different artistic and interactive mediums - including painting, music, performance, dance, poetry, audience interaction, and cuisine.
Reception
Cole has been acclaimed for his unique aesthetic sensibilities. Grant Rindner of Nylon Magazine said "Cole's colorful characters are reminiscent of Keith Haring's signature creations, but where movement was central to the pop art icon's work, Cole translates his own thoughts and struggles into static snapshots of personal, private moments."
Cole has also been noted for his cross-disciplinary and his community-oriented approach to art presentation and engagement. "His work centers around human connection, self-discovery, and communal understanding," said Alisa Caira of WBRU. "It's personable and alien, abstract and specific, confusing and relatable."
References
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External links
- [http://www.dannycole.co Official Website]
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Category:21st-century American painters