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Selected works from the
38th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
38th Annual Fine Arts Exhibition
David Hockney:
A Bigger Picture
Tim Barringer,
Edith Devaney, Margaret Drabble, Martin Gayford,
Marco Livingstone and
Xavier F. Salomon
A Bigger Picture
Tim Barringer,
Edith Devaney, Margaret Drabble, Martin Gayford,
Marco Livingstone and
Xavier F. Salomon
DAVID HOCKNEY RA (b. 1937) has always been closely associated with
California, where he has lived for much of his life. This major study of his
work redefines him as an important painter of the English countryside,
presenting his recent landscapes for the first time. A Bigger Picture is
published to accompany the major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts
in London (21 January - 9 April 2012).
In the last decade Hockney 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 ageold
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 career, while Margaret Drabble, Martin Gayford and
other contributors address such topics as the artist’s place in the landscape
tradition and his ongoing use of new technologies. 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.
Contributors
Tim Barringer is Paul Mellon Professor of the History of Art at Yale
University. Edith Devaney is a curator at the Royal Academy and is
co-curator of the forthcoming Royal Academy of Arts exhibition David
Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture. Margaret Drabble is an author and novelist.
Martin Gayford is chief art critic for Bloomberg News and his books
include A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney (T&H). Marco
Livingstone is an art historian and independent curator, and the author of
many books on the artist including David Hockney (World of Art/T&H) and
David Hockney: My Yorkshire. He is co-curator of David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture. Xavier Salomon is Curator of Southern Baroque in the Department of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
California, where he has lived for much of his life. This major study of his
work redefines him as an important painter of the English countryside,
presenting his recent landscapes for the first time. A Bigger Picture is
published to accompany the major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts
in London (21 January - 9 April 2012).
In the last decade Hockney 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 ageold
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 career, while Margaret Drabble, Martin Gayford and
other contributors address such topics as the artist’s place in the landscape
tradition and his ongoing use of new technologies. 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.
Contributors
Tim Barringer is Paul Mellon Professor of the History of Art at Yale
University. Edith Devaney is a curator at the Royal Academy and is
co-curator of the forthcoming Royal Academy of Arts exhibition David
Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture. Margaret Drabble is an author and novelist.
Martin Gayford is chief art critic for Bloomberg News and his books
include A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney (T&H). Marco
Livingstone is an art historian and independent curator, and the author of
many books on the artist including David Hockney (World of Art/T&H) and
David Hockney: My Yorkshire. He is co-curator of David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture. Xavier Salomon is Curator of Southern Baroque in the Department of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Extent
304pp
Size
30.0 x 28.0cm
Illustrations
300 colour illustrations
Binding
Hardback
Price
£60.00
ISBN 978 0 500 093665
304pp
Size
30.0 x 28.0cm
Illustrations
300 colour illustrations
Binding
Hardback
Price
£60.00
ISBN 978 0 500 093665
