He loved books and was interested in art from an early age, admiring picasso, matisse and fragonard. David hockney is one of the worlds most popular artists. Happy to have this souvenier book of the hockney exhibition. Although there is no explicit narrative, the backdrops of hotels and foreign shops suggest chance sexual encounters. He achieved international acclaim by his midtwenties as part of the pop art movement and has gone on to become one of the best known artists of his generation. May 12, 2019 david hockney is one of the most influential artists of his time. Martin gayford is hockney s partner in this magic flight of a book and he does a good job of playing the normal one.
Gayford is the more knowledgeable about the history of painting but hockney. The first major exhibition devoted to david hockneys drawings in over twenty years, david hockney. David hockney was born in bradford and has since gone on to become a draughtsman, painter, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. A pioneer of the british pop art movement in the early 1960s alongside richard hamilton, david hockney gained recognition for his semiabstract paintings on the theme of homosexual love before it was decriminalized in england in 1967. Taschens first ever sumo publication for a painter, a bigger book is a majestic visual survey of david hockney s art. In david hockneys instant ipad art the artist talks to the bbc about the process of creating ipad art, exhibiting work created in this new media and the very nature of digital art. May 29, 2017 this exhibition gathers together an extensive selection of david hockney s most famous works celebrating his achievements in painting, drawing, print, photography and video across six decades. David hockney with clear, vivid prose, this meticulously researched novel draws an intimate, moving portrait of the most famous living english painter. I picked up life of david hockney by catherine cusset from london book fair 2019. David hockney is one of the most influential artists of his time. Limited edition tome weighing in at 35kg has 450 prints dating back to 1953 and a stand in the artists trademark colours.
Produced in conjunction with the traveling david hockney exhibition, this catalogue offers a full career retrospective, illustrated with works spanning the artists entire career. David hockneys most popular book is secret knowledge. David hockney, by christopher simon sykes the new york times. Discover book depositorys huge selection of david hockney books online.
Cusset paints a picture that, for those familiar with hockney s work and life, feels hyperrealistic. In this witty, candid, and revealing account of himself, which is. With clear, vivid prose, this meticulously researched novel. In this artists book of 120 iphone and ipad drawings, david hockney follows the course of the seasons through the window of his yorkshire home. Compiling 60 years of work and countless exhibitions around the globe, the book delivers the full impact of such famous hockney paintings as a bigger grand canyon. Drawing from life features hockney s drawings from the 1950s to the present day, and focuses on his depictions of himself and a small group of sitters close to him.
A bigger book, taschens sumosized david hockney monograph, is as spectacular in format as it is in scope. David hockney was born in england in 1937 and studied at the royal college of art. They were made to illustrate poems by the modern greek poet cp cavafy, whose directness and simplicity hockney hugely admired. The book is consider a catalogue raisonne of his early work which makes it even more valuable to the art historian. Explore books by david hockney with our selection at. David hockney s most popular book is secret knowledge. Hockney attended the bradford college of art from 1953 to 1957.
Working in a wide range of media with wit and intelligence, his art has examined, probed, and questioned how the perceived world of movement, space, and time can be captured in two dimensions. Artwork page for in an old book, david hockney, 1966 hockney creates scenes of touching intimacy in these simple etchings depicting homosexual love. Buy hockney by hockney 1st edition by hockney, david, stangos, nikos isbn. David hockney swaps his paintbrush for his ipad as he unveils. David hockney has made beautiful and rarely seen ipad. Oct 07, 2016 david hockney, one of britains foremost contemporary artists, has collaborated with a major publisher to create the largest book ever devoted to his art. His career has spanned and epitomized the art movements of the past five decades. David hockney, one of britains foremost contemporary artists, has collaborated with a major publisher to create the largest book ever devoted to.
As with most older art books, many of the pictures are in black and white, but there are many in color, too. Aug 19, 2012 christopher simon sykess david hockney. David hockney s secret knowledge is a short and thrilling book. A catalog of hockneys work and a history of pictures, a lavishly illustrated dialogue between the artist and the art critic martin gayford. A bigger book image 1 a bigger book is presented on a marc newson bookstand. Life of david hockney is an interesting admiration driven fictionalbibliography. David hockney a bigger book 2016 available for sale artsy.
Official works by david hockney including exhibitions, resources and contact information. David hockney was born in bradford, england, on july 9, 1937. Dec 01, 2019 david hockney was born in bradford and has since gone on to become a draughtsman, painter, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. I would say he was the warhol of the west coast scene but david hockney was willing to go beyond just two dimensional work and expands to theater and stage design and settings much like picasso did in his early years. Rediscovering the lost techniques of the old masters. Nov 30, 2019 holzwarth collaborated with the artist on taschens david hockney. A new book of the artists digital drawings is out next month from. Each image depicts a fleeting moment from the colorful sunrise and lilac morning sky to nighttime impressions, snowcovered branches and the arrival of spring. Available for sale from goldmark gallery, david hockney, a bigger book 2016, hardcover, 50 x 70 cm 19. Gallery unboxing david hockney sumo a bigger book youtube. Books by david hockney author of secret knowledge goodreads. Hockney paints the stage by david hockney, signed book printed in 1983. David knew that success didnt just fall from the sky.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Named a best book of the year by the advocate catherine cussets book caught a lot of me. Published to accompany a major international exhibition, david hockney. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential british artists of the 20th century hockney has owned a home and studio in bridlington and london, and two residences in california, where he has lived on and.
Jan 01, 2020 david hockney s new book my window is a collection of drawings the artist made on his ipad and iphone at his home in england. David hockney has 58 books on goodreads with 10032 ratings. The david hockney sumo edition comes with an illustrated 680page chronology book included in price. Drawing from life, explores hockney as a draughtsman from the 1950s to the present by focusing on depictions of himself and a small group of sitters close to him. A bigger book, the david hockney monograph, is as spectacular in format as it is in scope. Dec 02, 2016 david hockney 82 portraits and 1 stilllife illustrated. Order the david hockney catalogue and learn even more about the mets awardwinning. David hockney a bigger book 2016 available for sale. An inside look at david hockney a bigger book moma uk. Sep 12, 2018 david hockney, the four seasons, woldgate woods spring 2011, summer 2010, autumn 2010, winter 2010, 20102011, 36 digital videos synchronized and presented on 36 55inch monitors to comprise a. In we two boys clinging together 1961, redpainted couples embrace one other while floating amidst fragments from a walt whitman poem. David hockneys illustrious oeuvre in painting, printmaking, and ipad drawing has established him as one of the most famous living artists. Some very new paintings 01jan1993 by david hockney, william hardie paperback.
Inside the private world of david hockney architectural digest. Through a host of sources, including her personal meeting with hockney, autobiographies, biographies, interviews, essays, films and articles, cusset vividly pieces together the puzzle of the revered artists life and. In fact, its often hard to draw the line between biography and novelperhaps this is what gives the book its strength. The david hockney sumo on a marc newson bookstand, with the four art edition ipad drawing prints. David hockneys the splash sells for 23 million pounds. David hockney books list of books by author david hockney. David hockney british, born 1937 has been delighting and challenging audiences for six decades. Flat planes exist sidebyside in a patchwork, muddling our sense of distance. In it, hockney takes stock of more than 60 years of work, from his teenage days at art school up to his recent extensive series of portraits, ipad drawings, and yorkshire landscapes. The limited edition comes with a marc newson bookstand and illustrated chronology. Art book publisher taschen has compiled 120 iphone and ipad works by acclaimed british painter david hockney in a book entitled david hockney. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential british artists of the 20th century. Celebrating more than 60 years of intimate portraiture by david hockney.
Shadows appear to have been banished from his acrylic canvases of the 1960s, slick as magazine pages. Books by david hockney all formats paperback hardcover sort by. A history of pictures by david hockney and martin gayford. His parents encouraged their sons artistic exploration, and gave him the freedom to doodle and daydream. David hockney s bright swimming pools, splitlevel homes and suburban californian landscapes are a strange brew of calm and hyperactivity. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. David hockney my window art editions new art editions. David hockney swaps his paintbrush for his ipad as he. Limited to 9,000 copies, the book, signed by david hockney, is a stunning visual history of the artists oeuvre.
If you can afford the investment then youre sure to get years of enjoyment from the closest thing to having a hockney exhibition of your own. David hockney, om, ch, ra born 9 july 1937 is a british painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. This site has a great article from colin grant and its really interesting to see hockney discussing his work. Holzwarth collaborated with the artist on taschens david hockney. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. Rediscovering the lost techniques of the old masters oct 5, 2006. Picking up hockney s story in 1975, this book finds him in this fascinating and entertaining second volume, christopher simon sykes explores the life and work of britain. Art edition 11,000 4 editions, each with an ipad drawing printed on archival paper, numbered and signed by the artist, 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in. While surveying works for that volume, he came across the. See all books authored by david hockney, including secret knowledge. A bigger book 2016, the largest volume ever devoted to his art. He was a key influence in the 1960s pop art movement and is. David hockney, english painter, draftsman, printmaker, photographer, and stage designer whose works were characterized by economy of technique, a preoccupation with light, and a frank mundane realism derived from pop art and photography.
With an adjustable bookstand designed by marc newson. A bigger splash, 1967 selfportrait with blue guitar, 1977 portrait of an artist pool with two figures, 1972. David hockney s new book my window is a collection of drawings the artist made on his ipad and iphone at his home in england. The beloved british artist is the subject of a massive new book, david hockney. May 17, 2017 watch michelle unbox the david hockney sumo a bigger book in the cottingham gallery a bigger book is a collection of artwork by bradfordborn david hockney including his 1960s depictions of. David hockney has 58 books on goodreads with 10010 ratings. David hockney is one of the most influential and bestloved artists of the twentieth century. Taschens first ever sumo publication for a painter, a bigger book is a majestic visual survey of david hockneys art.
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