Found inside"This catalogue documents the publication of 'The Blue Guitar', a group of etchings by David Hockney, accompanied here by a poem of Wallace Stevens 'The Man with the Blue Guitar". Hockney himself collaborated closely through all production stages and conceived of this book as a purely visual survey of more than 450 works prefaced by a handwritten programmatic statement. Frequently interpreted as the lightweight expression of a colourful personality, his work is characterized by an underlying seriousness of purpose. This book attempts to demonstrate this. This lavishly illustrated publication reasserts Hockney as a serious thinker and a highly innovative artist constantly challenging the conventions of artistic expression, without losing the characteristic verve, humour and colour of the ... Energized by two lifetimes of looking at pictures, combined with a great artist's 70-year experience of experimentation as he makes them, this profoundly moving and enlightening volume will be the art book of the decade. Found insideThis book presents the first focused investigation of Francisco Goya's (1746–1828) graphic output. A comprehensive study of the work of photographer Bill Brandt, and a catalogue to an exhibition at the Barbican Centre in London. Brandt's work falls across a number of categories. Hockney's life and work is presented year by year as a dialogue between his works and voices from the time period, alongside reviews and reflections by the artist in a chronological text, supplemented by portrait photographs and exhibition ... Part of the Tate Introduction series, this book offers a concise and engaging account of Hockney's life, his art, and the ongoing debates concerning his significance. Hockney's own insight into this latest chapter of his career is found across the book's pages and is accompanied by thoughtful commentary by renowned critic Lawrence Weschler and art historian Sarah Howgate. An engaging collection of paintings and drawings by David Hockney of his canine companions, dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie, celebrates the age-old bonds between humans and their dogs. Reprint. Meet the Artist ... become an artist. Welcome to the wonderful world of David Hockney! This book is jam-packed with inspiring activities and ideas for budding young artists. Found insideBacon is felt with immediacy, as Peppiatt draws from contemporary diaries and records of their time together, giving us the story of a friendship, and a new perspective on an artist of enduring fascination. Based on the bestselling book for adults, this children's edition of A History of Pictures is told through conversations between the artist David Hockney and the author Martin Gayford, who talk about art with inspiring simplicity and ... In Alice Neel, Uptown, writer and curator Hilton Als brings together a body of paintings and works on paper of African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and other people of color for the first time. Found insideDealers operate within a private world of handshake agreements, negotiating for the highest commissions. Michael Shnayerson, a longtime contributing editor to Vanity Fair, writes the first ever definitive history of their activities. Annely Juda Fine will be exhibiting David Hockney's series of 16 iPad drawings; The Arrival of Spring. Found insideWith clear, vivid prose, this meticulously researched novel draws an intimate, moving portrait of the most famous living English painter. Found insideA biography of the artist David Hockney featuring more than 200 photographs and color and black-and-white illustrations of a wide range of Hockney's work. Reprinted for the first time since its original publication in 1969, David Hockney's illustrations for the tales of the Brothers Grimm are like no other version. The show features 28 recent landscape paintings of the artist?s native Yorkshire, including 14 new works that have never before been exhibited. Text and illustrations trace the development of the drawing of fashion in Vogue magazine from 1924 to the present Stunning in its presentation and wide-ranging in its implications, Secret Knowledge remains the art book sensation of the century. This lavishly illustrated publication reasserts Hockney as a serious thinker and a highly innovative artist constantly challenging the conventions of artistic expression, without losing the characteristic verve, humour and colour of the ... The authors describe their experiences traveling in China and share their impressions of the Chinese people and culture Stephen Spender and David Hockney's witty astute and delightfully illustrated diary of the trip they took together to ... Found insideShows Hockney's designs for costumes, masks, and sets and discusses the artist's approach to working with ballets and operas "First published on the occasion of the exhibition 'David Hockney RA: 82 portraits and 1 still-life', Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2 July-2 October 2016"--Title page verso. David Hockney is one of Britain's best-known contemporary artists. Well-known for using his friends and everyday surroundings as subject matter, here in this gift book he introduces his two dachshunds Stanley and Boodgie. At the beginning of 2020, just as global Covid-19 restrictions were coming into force, the artist David Hockney was at his house, studio and garden in Normandy. "Sumptuously illustrated, this radiant volume encapsulates what it truly means to be a visual artist." --Booklist David Hockney talks to art historian Marco Livingstone about the complex personal and artistic motivations that have drawn him back to his roots in Yorkshire. Energized by two lifetimes of looking at pictures, combined with a great artist's 70-year experience of experimentation as he makes them, this profoundly moving and enlightening volume will be the art book of the decade. A full-color index catalogs each poster in miniature, accompanied by a caption that details the name and date of the event it commemorates, the title of the work, the year of creation, and the location or exhibit site of the poster. The book brings together a collection of treasures found in letters, which in our digital age are an increasingly lost art. This book, published to coincide a major retrospective of Hockney's drawings at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, investigates the relationship between Hockney's art and his life, and charts the shift in Hockney's exuberant work from ... A commentary by the "New Yorker" art critic accompanies 117 photographic collages by the celebrated and popular artist, whose work in this medium reflects a synthesis of observation, panorama, and impression In this, the first volume of Hockney’s biography, detailing his life and work from 1937 - 1975, Sykes explores the fascinating world of the beloved and controversial artist whose career has spanned and epitomized the art movements of the ... Found insideThis publication, the first to concentrate on this group of works, illustrates and documents an extraordinary journey of the imagination."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Illustrates the evolution and diversity of Hockney's paintings, drawings, watercolours, prints and photography. Here, Hockney leads us on an artistic journey considering the influence of Picasso and Rembrandt, and speaking of Eastern conventions and perspective and their relevance to his work. A republication of a classic work by the popular modern artist follows his exploration of numerous artistic mediums, from painting and computer art to photography and printmaking, explaining his experimentation with ways of seeing as well ... This book will feature Hockney's work from the 1950s to now and focus on his depictions of himself and a smaller group of sitters close to him: his muse, Celia Birtwell; his mother, Laura Hockney; and his friends, the curator, Gregory Evans ... Colourful personality, his work is characterized by an underlying seriousness of purpose, vivid,. A colourful personality, his work is characterized by an underlying seriousness purpose! 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