Artwork copyright Andy Cooperman. Photo courtesy of the artist, 2023.

The Rabbit Hole, 2016

Andy Cooperman
(American, born 1958)

Location: Kessler Center, Puyallup

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

The Rabbit Hole by Andy Cooperman depicts the musculature and structure of the human iris in an eye. At the center (the pupil) is a partially obscured capital letter "E" -- the "Big E" on the eye charts. This artwork is about visual challenges.

This artwork is part of a curated collection by Lucile Chich in October 2023 for the Kessler Center, in Puyallup, Western Washington. The collection is based on joy, color, and the inclusion of a marginalized population within the arts community. It was critical to the local Art Selection Committee that the collection celebrate artists who are experiencing disability. This could be physical, neurological, or intellectual. They also wanted the see artists who use the transformative powers of artmaking to transcend, to heal, to rejoice.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Puyallup School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Andy Cooperman is a jeweler and metalsmith who makes all sorts of things from all sorts of things and for all sorts of reasons. He is known for applying the craft, traditions, and discipline of metalsmithing to materials ranging from ping-pong balls to porcupine quills, and sterling silver to stainless steel. Cooperman has been a working artist for over forty years, as well as writing and teaching. He lives and works in Seattle, Western Washington.