Education
Cook studied at Langley Secondary School, Solihull from 1994–1999. Finally, he attended Winchester School of Art for Fine art where he received a First Bachelor Honours degree for painting.
Cook studied at Langley Secondary School, Solihull from 1994–1999. Finally, he attended Winchester School of Art for Fine art where he received a First Bachelor Honours degree for painting.
Ian is also known and goes by his company name "PopbangColour". Ian has been an avid car enthusiast since childhood and combined his passions of cars, toys and art to create complex and dynamic artworks. Ian is a trained fine artist with a first degree in Fine Art Painting from Winchester School of Art, he has a quirky edge and describes his work as a "friendly explosion of colour" which captures attention through the unusual method of working and the premise of live performance art at automotive events.
He then went to Sutton Coldfield College, where he would later teach, to study a BTEC National Diploma, for Illustration.
In particular, while in Latvia he produced photography and collected merchandise in regards to Range Rover. Foreign a short period he became a lecturer in fine art and visual studies at Sutton Coldfield College"s design centre.
Cook"s artwork has been featured on Blue Peter, Top Gear, The One Show with Chris Evans and Jessie J and painted with Lewis Hamilton on Sky Sports F1. He has a studio at the Heritage Motor Centre, Warwickshire.
In October 2008, Cook made a portrait of Formula 1 racing driver Lewis Hamilton the size of "two London double-decker buses", which was unveiled by Tower Bridge, London.
In March 2011 Cook featured on the Independent Television breakfast show Daybreak, where he created a portrait of Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley as well as the Daybreak logo.