Shane Cooper

Shane Cooper is a visual effects software developer, and an installation artist specializing in Internet and interactive art. As a visual effects developer, he has contributed work to such films as Avatar, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, The Adventures of Tintin, and King Kong.In 2015, he was awarded an Academy Scientific and Technical Award by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. As an artist, there are common themes emphasized in his works.Most of them feature interactivity with the viewer and computer learning.In many of his works, the actions of the viewer are somehow recorded and later used in the art itself.His work 'Remote Control' was made part of the permanent exhibition at The ZKM - Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe. He has also worked with musicians, such as Devo in Santa Monica, California in 1996 and Graham Nash in Los Angeles, in 1995.