Kat Cope
Kat Cope Art
(978)273-3937
kat.cope@gmail.com
www.katcope.com
 
STUDIO ADDRESS
665 Orchard Street
New Bedford, MA 02744
 
MEDIUM: 2D and 3D Mixed Media including collage, sculpture, and printmaking.
 
I collect material that washes up on the beaches in and around New Bedford, The Cape, The Islands, and other parts of coastal New England. I collect bits of rope and netting, as well as trash, and the remains of sea creatures. I incorporate these found materials into my 2D and 3D work to communicate the value of the coastal and ocean environments and the creatures it sustains.
 
The environment in which we live is not permanent, yet so often it is treated as if it will continue to exist as is for eternity. The reality is that the way that humans live has a grave effect on the environment and the many creatures that it supports. In my work I explore the impact that humans have on the coastal environment and the oceans through pollution and the commercial fishing industry. As a resident of the South Coast of Massachusetts, I am fascinated by the maritime heritage of the area and its long-standing connection to the “fruits of the sea”.  I am drawn to the romanticism that surrounds the taxing life of the individual mariner and yet dismayed that like many things in today’s society, parts of the fishing industry have become dominated by corporate ventures.