![]() The geometry and flattening of space in his paintings and the multiple views in his ‘joiners’ bear witness to the role Picasso plays in Hockney’s work. By gathering multiple views in a photographic collage, Hockney uses the camera to recreate our own piecemeal vision. For his photographic montages, which he calls ‘joiners’, he stands in one place photographing the scene from a variety of angles, thus applying the multiple viewpoints of Cubism to a new medium. ![]() Hockney’s oeuvre of the late twentieth century and the early twenty-first has included works made using photocopiers, fax machines, computer tablets and These scenes are often lush with color and optical surprises, such as a splash frozen in time photographically. His move to California coincided with a switch from oils to acrylics, as he applied a brilliant palette and a flat, smooth style to the bright, sun-bleached colours of the West Coast, particularly in swimming pool scenes. Hockney moved to Los Angeles, in 1963, where he lived and worked before returning to Yorkshire in 2009. His paintings on the subject of gay love and identity, begun in 1960, were bold for both their imagery and their bright colors, and presage his fascination with American culture. Kitaj to develop personal themes in his work. One of the most versatile artists of the second half of the twentieth century,īrings together elements of Cubism, Matisse and Pop art in his work, always embracing a personal freedom of approach and an unusual openness. The artist studied painting at Bradford School of Art and London’s Royal College of Art, where he was encouraged by fellow-student R. , a book that houses the finest art collection ever assembled from pre-historic times to the present. So, hurry up and get the The Met, or don't-and read all about them here instead, excerpted from Phaidon's The closing of David Hockney at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is fast approaching (February 25th), which means you have exactly four-and-a-half days from the time of this writing to see these three seminal artworks, each representative of a moment in the artist's career.
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