Daniel Allen Cohen
Daniel Allen Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Contemporary art, installation art |
| Website | http://www.danielallencohen.com |
Daniel Allen Cohen is a Los Angeles-based multi-media artist best known for his platform, This is Addictive, which highlights adult cravings and material obsessions using imagery often associated with childhood nostalgia.[1]
His series, Periodic Table of Drugs, parodies the format of the scientific periodic table but instead of cataloguing natural elements, Cohen catalogues a variety of narcotics. Cohen has shown his work at art fairs including SCOPE Art Show in Miami and the L.A. Art Show.[1] In 2021, Cohen released his first non-fungible token art on Nifty Gateway's digital marketplace.[2]
Work
[edit]Made from a variety of materials, including: wood, acrylic paint, metal, graphic design and digital alterations, Cohen's work satirizes consumer habits associated with youth culture in Western society.[3] Incorporating substances, such as drugs, chocolate and diamonds, that are associated with decadence and often abused, Cohen is able to address the glamorization of addiction.[1][4]
Score (2015)
[edit]In this series, Cohen comments on the increase of drug use, and ease of its availability, in the United States. Using the format of a nutrition label that lists ingredients in packaged food, he lists the effects of recreational drugs. In addition to creating these labels for actual drugs, Cohen invents drugs, like "Insta-Fame" pills and "Poor & Suffering Relief" pills.[5]
Precious Bars (2016)
[edit]In 2016, Cohen released his Precious Bars series where he fabricated stacks of money and gold bars wrapped in the packaging of branded chocolate bars that were altered slightly. The iconic Mr. Goodbar, in Cohen's version, was changed to "Mr. Goldbar."[6]
Periodic Table of Drugs (2017)
[edit]In this ongoing series, Cohen parodies the Periodic Table of Elements which outlines life-sustaining elements like Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen and Oxygen. By featuring recreational drugs instead of chemical elements, Cohen illustrates the irony surrounding which substances are valued in contemporary society.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Bartlett, Lindsey. "Artist Daniel Allen Cohen, AKA This Is Addictive, Turns Vices Into Art". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Bartlett, Lindsey. "Digital Marketplace Nifty Gateway Drops 4/20 NFT Art Featuring Scott Storch, Brilly, This Is Addictive". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Orton, Toby (2017-02-10). "Daniel Allen Cohen's drug-themed art". PLAIN Magazine. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "Artist Daniel Allen Cohen Turns Gold, Money, and Bitcoin Into Artwork for Investors and Collectors Dreams". Yahoo Finance. 27 February 2021.
- ^ "These Drug-Themed Artworks Comment on Today's Consumption Habits". Hypebeast. 13 January 2017.
- ^ Marcel, Katz (13 November 2018). "The Art Plug Editorial: This Is Addictive". Artsy.
- ^ "The 2021 Holiday Collection - CELEBRATE". Artspace.