A Bigger Picture - David Hockney

Overview

David Hockney has always been closely associated with California, where he has lived for much of his live. This major study of his work redefines him as an important painter of the English countryside, presenting his recent landscapes for the first time.

David Hockney

For the last decade David Hockney has been based in Yorkshire, where he has returned to painting in the open air, observing with honesty and intensity the scenery remembered from school holidays spent working in East Yorkshire. These works convey the drama and splendour of nature and the pathos of our relationship with it, an age old subject treated by Hockney with a modern and spirited eye, often informed by his interest in photography and digital media. Spectacular works made using such techniques are also included here.

Marco Livingstone explores this bold departure in the context of Hockney's sixty-year carrer, while other contributors address the artist's place in the landscape tradition and hid ongoing use of new technologies, and Hockney himself reflects on his recent work. Illustrated with paintings, charcoal drawings, iPad drawings and video stills, many of which have never been seen before, this landmark publication confirms David Hockney as one of the greatest artists of his generation.

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Height: 30.5cm
Width: 29cm
Depth: 3cm

100% Paper

Hardback

301 pages

Published by Thames & Hudson

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