{"id":311,"date":"2024-01-26T16:46:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billcookjr.com\/?page_id=311"},"modified":"2026-01-02T19:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:31:09","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/billcookjr.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Knoxville Sculptor Bill Cook Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/billcookjr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BillCookCollageRounded.png?resize=300%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bill Cook Jr. Collage \" class=\"wp-image-223\" style=\"border-radius:10px;width:461px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/billcookjr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BillCookCollageRounded.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/billcookjr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/BillCookCollageRounded.png?resize=150%2C300&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-18c6d67d wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group basal-fse-section2-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c5864e0c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color\" style=\"padding-bottom:30px;font-size:47px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Artist\u2019s Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My urge to create is overwhelming.&nbsp; My inspirations are many. &nbsp;The endless quest to capture the human form is the driving force in my figurative work.&nbsp; To make a piece of stone appear to come to life is my ultimate goal.&nbsp; For my abstract work, nature has provided a bountiful supply of inspirations in the form of organic shapes that are everywhere I look.&nbsp; It could be the graceful bending form of an ocean-side pine tree sculpted by a steady trade wind or a very close up view of a small curved animal bone.&nbsp; I never know exactly when or where an inspiring image or thought might occur. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have focused my efforts on stones such as marble and alabaster.&nbsp; I relish the tremendous effort that is necessary to coax the beauty from a material that has such inherent resistance to change.&nbsp; The tremendous permanence of stone sculpture has drawn me to this medium as well.&nbsp; To realize that a sculpture I create today could be around hundreds of years from now is very satisfying.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m exploring abstract and realistic figurative work and challenging the physical limitations of what can be sculpted in stone.&nbsp; In addition, I want to explore the family unit and children in my work. &nbsp;I receive plenty of inspiration for this from the love and joy that I share with my wife and three children. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-311","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billcookjr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billcookjr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billcookjr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billcookjr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billcookjr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/billcookjr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":530,"href":"https:\/\/billcookjr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/311\/revisions\/530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billcookjr.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}