Office Chair, 1988
Framed
David Hockney
Office Chair , 1988
Homemade print
129.5 x 55.9 cm. 51.1 x 22 in.
Edition of 40
Signed, numbered and dated on the front
Edition of 40, Homemade print, Signed, numbered and dated on the front. David Hockney's Office Chair is a home-made colour print that reflects the artist’s playful experimentation with unconventional printmaking...
Edition of 40, Homemade print, Signed, numbered and dated on the front.
David Hockney's Office Chair is a home-made colour print that reflects the artist’s playful experimentation with unconventional printmaking techniques. Produced using an office copy machine and printed across six sheets of Arches Text paper, the work forms part of a series in which Hockney explored the creative possibilities of everyday reproduction technologies. By embracing a device associated with routine office work, he challenged traditional methods of artistic production and expanded the boundaries of printmaking.
The composition presents a stylised office chair rendered in bold, simplified colours. Divided across multiple sheets, the image forms a fragmented, collage-like structure that adds visual complexity to the otherwise ordinary subject. This segmented arrangement encourages the viewer to read the image both as a single object and as a series of assembled parts, highlighting Hockney’s interest in perception and the mechanics of image construction. Hockney’s choice of subject reflects his longstanding fascination with everyday objects and domestic interiors. The mechanical precision of the photocopying process contrasts with the almost playful, simplified depiction of the chair, creating a tension between technology and artistic gesture.
David Hockney's Office Chair is a home-made colour print that reflects the artist’s playful experimentation with unconventional printmaking techniques. Produced using an office copy machine and printed across six sheets of Arches Text paper, the work forms part of a series in which Hockney explored the creative possibilities of everyday reproduction technologies. By embracing a device associated with routine office work, he challenged traditional methods of artistic production and expanded the boundaries of printmaking.
The composition presents a stylised office chair rendered in bold, simplified colours. Divided across multiple sheets, the image forms a fragmented, collage-like structure that adds visual complexity to the otherwise ordinary subject. This segmented arrangement encourages the viewer to read the image both as a single object and as a series of assembled parts, highlighting Hockney’s interest in perception and the mechanics of image construction. Hockney’s choice of subject reflects his longstanding fascination with everyday objects and domestic interiors. The mechanical precision of the photocopying process contrasts with the almost playful, simplified depiction of the chair, creating a tension between technology and artistic gesture.