Available for sale from goldmark gallery, david hockney, a bigger book 2016, hardcover, 50 x 70 cm 19. Aug 19, 2012 christopher simon sykess david hockney. 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. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. As he approaches his 80th birthday, hockney continues to change his style and ways of working, embracing new technologies as he goes. The david hockney sumo edition comes with an illustrated 680page chronology book included in price. The beloved british artist is the subject of a massive new book, david hockney. David hockney is one of the most influential and bestloved artists of the twentieth century. His parents encouraged their sons artistic exploration, and gave him the freedom to doodle and daydream. In this witty, candid, and revealing account of himself, which is. A bigger book, the david hockney monograph, is as spectacular in format as it is in scope. An inside look at david hockney a bigger book moma uk. 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. 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.
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. Artwork page for in an old book, david hockney, 1966 hockney creates scenes of touching intimacy in these simple etchings depicting homosexual love. David knew that success didnt just fall from the sky. 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. Notable works included portrait of an artist pool with two figures 1972. 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. 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. While surveying works for that volume, he came across the. 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. The first major exhibition devoted to david hockneys drawings in over twenty years, david hockney. Limited edition tome weighing in at 35kg has 450 prints dating back to 1953 and a stand in the artists trademark colours. A bigger splash, 1967 selfportrait with blue guitar, 1977 portrait of an artist pool with two figures, 1972.
David hockney swaps his paintbrush for his ipad as he. David hockney was born in england in 1937 and studied at the royal college of art. Cusset paints a picture that, for those familiar with hockney s work and life, feels hyperrealistic. He was a key influence in the 1960s pop art movement and is. Very good condition, with signs of handling or age. David hockney s secret knowledge is a short and thrilling book. Art book publisher taschen has compiled 120 iphone and ipad works by acclaimed british painter david hockney in a book entitled david hockney. Dec 02, 2016 david hockney 82 portraits and 1 stilllife illustrated. David hockney has made beautiful and rarely seen ipad. David hockney is one of the worlds most popular artists.
Holzwarth collaborated with the artist on taschens david hockney. 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. Produced in conjunction with the traveling david hockney exhibition, this catalogue offers a full career retrospective, illustrated with works spanning the artists entire career. A rakes progress is the engaging if breezy first volume of a projected twopart book.
I picked up life of david hockney by catherine cusset from london book fair 2019. Discover book depositorys huge selection of david hockney books online. 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. David hockneys the splash sells for 23 million pounds. David hockney by andreas editor papadakis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A bigger book 2016, the largest volume ever devoted to his art. With an adjustable bookstand designed by marc newson. Life of david hockney is an interesting admiration driven fictionalbibliography. Some very new paintings 01jan1993 by david hockney, william hardie paperback. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books. David hockney a bigger book 2016 available for sale. David hockney s bright swimming pools, splitlevel homes and suburban californian landscapes are a strange brew of calm and hyperactivity. Taschens first ever sumo publication for a painter, a bigger book is a majestic visual survey of david hockney s art. May 12, 2019 david hockney is one of the most influential artists of his time.
Rediscovering the lost techniques of the old masters. The book is consider a catalogue raisonne of his early work which makes it even more valuable to the art historian. David hockney swaps his paintbrush for his ipad as he unveils. David hockney, om, ch, ra born 9 july 1937 is a british painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. 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. They were made to illustrate poems by the modern greek poet cp cavafy, whose directness and simplicity hockney hugely admired. In we two boys clinging together 1961, redpainted couples embrace one other while floating amidst fragments from a walt whitman poem. 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. 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. Rediscovering the lost techniques of the old masters oct 5, 2006. Explore books by david hockney with our selection at. Flat planes exist sidebyside in a patchwork, muddling our sense of distance. A bigger book, taschens sumosized david hockney monograph, is as spectacular in format as it is in scope.
A bigger book image 1 a bigger book is presented on a marc newson bookstand. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. David hockney has 58 books on goodreads with 10010 ratings. Inside the private world of david hockney architectural digest.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The limited edition comes with a marc newson bookstand and illustrated chronology. 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. Books by david hockney all formats paperback hardcover sort by. 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. 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.
Official works by david hockney including exhibitions, resources and contact information. Nov 30, 2019 holzwarth collaborated with the artist on taschens david hockney. Although there is no explicit narrative, the backdrops of hotels and foreign shops suggest chance sexual encounters. Celebrating more than 60 years of intimate portraiture by david hockney. See all books authored by david hockney, including secret knowledge. David hockney, by christopher simon sykes the new york times.
Each image depicts a fleeting moment from the colorful sunrise and lilac morning sky to nighttime impressions, snowcovered branches and the arrival of spring. This site has a great article from colin grant and its really interesting to see hockney discussing his work. Nprs lulu garcianavarro speaks to catherine cusset about her latest novel, a fictionalized biography, life of david hockney. The david hockney sumo on a marc newson bookstand, with the four art edition ipad drawing prints. Taschens first ever sumo publication for a painter, a bigger book is a majestic visual survey of david hockneys art. Hockney paints the stage by david hockney, signed book printed in 1983. Shadows appear to have been banished from his acrylic canvases of the 1960s, slick as magazine pages.
Named a best book of the year by the advocate catherine cussets book caught a lot of me. 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. David hockney books list of books by author david hockney. As with most older art books, many of the pictures are in black and white, but there are many in color, too. Limited to 9,000 copies, the book, signed by david hockney, is a stunning visual history of the artists oeuvre. David hockney was born in bradford and has since gone on to become a draughtsman, painter, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. 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. David hockney is one of the most influential artists of his time. Gayford is the more knowledgeable about the history of painting but hockney.
David hockney, one of britains foremost contemporary artists, has collaborated with a major publisher to create the largest book ever devoted to. Order the david hockney catalogue and learn even more about the mets awardwinning. 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. 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. As catherine cusset tells all facts are true, but i have imagined feelings, thoughts, and dialogues. Happy to have this souvenier book of the hockney exhibition. David hockney has 58 books on goodreads with 10032 ratings.
A catalog of hockneys work and a history of pictures, a lavishly illustrated dialogue between the artist and the art critic martin gayford. A new book of the artists digital drawings is out next month from. David hockney british, born 1937 has been delighting and challenging audiences for six decades. David hockney was born in bradford, england, on july 9, 1937. Books by david hockney author of secret knowledge goodreads. David hockneys illustrious oeuvre in painting, printmaking, and ipad drawing has established him as one of the most famous living artists. He loved books and was interested in art from an early age, admiring picasso, matisse and fragonard. Hockney attended the bradford college of art from 1953 to 1957.
David hockneys most popular book is secret knowledge. In fact, its often hard to draw the line between biography and novelperhaps this is what gives the book its strength. A history of pictures by david hockney and martin gayford. David hockney with clear, vivid prose, this meticulously researched novel draws an intimate, moving portrait of the most famous living english painter. 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.
David hockney my window art editions new art editions. 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. His career has spanned and epitomized the art movements of the past five decades. David hockney s most popular book is secret knowledge. 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. With clear, vivid prose, this meticulously researched novel. Gallery unboxing david hockney sumo a bigger book youtube. Dec 01, 2019 david hockney was born in bradford and has since gone on to become a draughtsman, painter, printmaker, stage designer and photographer.
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