Hockney's Pictures

Informationen zum Autor David Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. He has produced work in almost every medium - painting, drawing, stage design, photography and printmaking - and has stretched the boundaries of all of them. Born in Bradford, England, in 1937, Hockney attended art school in London before moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s. There, he painted his famous swimming pool paintings. In a 2011 poll of more than 1,000 British artists, Hockney was voted the most influential British artist of all time. He continues to create and exhibit art. Klappentext Hockney's Pictures shows the evolution and diversity of Hockney's paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints, and photography. The pieces are selected and organized by David Hockney himself, and track his lifelong experiments in ways of looking and depicting. With over 300 illustrations, accompanied by quotes from the artist himself that illuminate the passionate thinking behind the work, Hockney's Pictures is already a classic. Zusammenfassung Showing the evolution and diversity of Hockney's prolific paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints and photography, this title features quotes from the artist himself that illuminate the thinking behind his work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Loving the world with new eyes • Problems of Depiction: Looking at Pictures • A Marriage of Styles • Stages • Water • Movement • Moving Viewpoint • Life Stilled: Life and Love • Lives • Still Life • Home • Portraits: Friends • Family • Self • Space and Light: South • West • East • North London • Yorkshire

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Hockney's Pictures shows the evolution and diversity of Hockney's paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints, and photography.

The pieces are selected and organized by David Hockney himself, and track his lifelong experiments in ways of looking and depicting.

With over 300 illustrations, accompanied by quotes from the artist himself that illuminate the passionate thinking behind the work, Hockney's Pictures is already a classic.

Résumé
Showing the evolution and diversity of Hockney's prolific paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints and photography, this title features quotes from the artist himself that illuminate the thinking behind his work.

Contenu
Introduction: Loving the world with new eyes • Problems of Depiction: Looking at Pictures • A Marriage of Styles • Stages • Water • Movement • Moving Viewpoint • Life Stilled: Life and Love • Lives • Still Life • Home • Portraits: Friends • Family • Self • Space and Light: South • West • East • North London • Yorkshire