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The World According to David Hockney
Series: The World According To
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A collection of legendary British artist David Hockney's insights into art, life, nature, creativity and much more. 'I've always been a looker ... that's what artists do' This anthology of quotations by David Hockney follows in the successful format of 'The World According to' series. Ranging...
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A collection of insights into art, life, nature, creativity, and more from legendary British artist David Hockney.
A collection of legendary British artist David Hockney's insights into art, life, nature, creativity and much more
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A collection of legendary British artist David Hockney's insights into art, life, nature, creativity and much more.
'I've always been a looker ... that's what artists do'
This anthology of quotations by David Hockney follows in the successful format of 'The World According to' series. Ranging across topics including drawing, photography, nature, creativity, the internet and much more, The World According to David Hockney offers a delightful and engaging overview of the artist's inimitable spirit, personality and opinions.
From everyday observations—'The eye is always moving; if it isn't moving you are dead'—to artistic insights such as 'painted colour always will be better than printed colour, because it is the pigment itself', as well as musings on other image makers, including Caravaggio, Cézanne and Hokusai, Hockney has a knack for capturing profound truths in pithy statements.
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, and since then has embraced a range of media including photocollage, video and digital technologies. In a 2011 poll of more than 1,000 British artists, Hockney was voted the most influential British artist of all time.
Presented as a beautifully designed and attractive package, illustrated with works of art from throughout Hockney's career, this is the perfect gift for art lovers everywhere.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780500027042
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 27 June 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Illustration: 39 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 120.0mm
Height: 170.0mm
Weight: 360g
Pages: 176
About the Author
David Hockney is 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. His groundbreaking Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters is published by Thames & Hudson, as are his books in partnership with Martin Gayford: A Bigger Message (2011), A History of Pictures (2016) and Spring Cannot be Cancelled (2021). Born in 1937, he continues to create and exhibit art, and to inspire enormous affection and admiration worldwide. Martin Gayford is a writer and art critic. His books include Man with a Blue Scarf (about the experience of being painted by Lucian Freud), Modernists and Mavericks, Shaping the World (with Antony Gormley), Love Lucian: The Letters of Lucian Freud, 1939-1954 (with David Dawson), and Venice: City of Pictures, all published by Thames & Hudson.
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