In this talk, artist Christopher Cook will discuss the ideas and processes that inform the current sequence of works he has on display in the exhibition, Making a Masterpiece: Bouts and Beyond (c.1450–2020), including his responses to individual works in York Art Gallery’s own collection. He will reveal important lessons we can learn from the Dutch Still Life genre, and its relevance for our contemporary age, as well as discussing methods he employs in his practice to unlock the creative imagination.

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