Cole DeVerlle

Artist Statement

The collision of cultures, architecture, sounds, environments and people - I am inspired and moved by the contrasts of things, places, and spaces and this in many ways describes how I feel and identify as a person, and as an artist. This perhaps too, drives my creative process, conceptualization and subject matter of my works. Portraits with the pen, pencil or paintbrush, have traditionally typified my approach but with a distinctly illustrative accent. I've held a long standing appreciation for graphic design and the combination of these dimensions have influenced my most recent works.

Biography

Cole DeVerlle [pron. col-d-wirl-d], is an emerging artist. His creative interests began from a young age however have been inherited with the arts being practiced in his family across generations and encouraged by his parents, siblings and extended family. Professionally, Cole has pursued a career in geospatial sciences and earth observation, with creative endeavors taking a back-seat. This vocation has involved working with leading space technology companies directly and in partnership, supporting projects with government, private sector and academia to help with solving rising global environmental sustainability and governance challenges. In more recent years however, Cole has committed to reinvest in his dormant passion with a renewed sense of purpose, and drive. Cole is actively creating, and in the process, exploring and developing his artistic identity.

Baroque Obama (Project Concept), 2024, Digital, 38.121" x 52.159"
Hope for Change (Baroque Obama project), 2024, Digital, 38.121" x 52.159"
Saint Benedicite Writing (Baroque Obama project), 2024, Digital, 38.121" x 52.159"