Royal Academy Of Arts

In this conversation, Eileen Cooper RA explains the role of drawing in her work and how her engagement with materials provides a direct channel to her imagination. The discussion is in conjunction with her retrospective, 'Hide and Seek', which showcases drawings through 40 years of her career. Cooper explains that, as a young artist, it was the fluidity and liberation of the line that helped build her confidence during her training. “Art is the way in which I understand the world,” she says.