Arguably one of the most important British artists of all times, Hockney is well known for his embracing of various mediums to further his art - the book, iPhones iPad are no exception. Bold, wholesale and full of colour, Hockney’s works on iPad chronicle the world as seen through the artist.
When he discovered the iPhone as an artistic medium, it opened up entirely new possibilities for his art. He made his first digital drawings in spring 2009, describing the morning landscape in broad lines and dazzling colours directly on a display that offered subtle hues as unmixed expressions of pure light. Then in 2010, Hockney started working with an iPad, and the larger screen expanded his artistic repertoire and enabled an even more complex interplay of colour, light, and line.
Each image in his latest book captures a fleeting moment seen through a window in Hockney's Yorkshire home: from vibrant sunrise and lilac morning sky to peaceful night-time impressions or the sudden arrival of spring. Fascinating details reveal drops on window panes, distant lights in the night, reflections on vases or an abundance of varied window-sill vegetation. In 120 drawings made between 2009 and 2012, selected and arranged by the artist himself, we experience the passage of time through the eyes of David Hockney.
Previously in 2016 Hockey released “A Bigger Book” was created as the definitive visual autobiography, spanning his complete career from teenage days at the Bradford School of Art right through to recent series of portraits, iPad drawings, and landscapes. What made this particular book so exciting was that the first 1,000 editions were accompanied by one of four limited edition giclee iPad prints.
This latest book confirms “David Hockney as one of the most multifaceted artists of the present day who is open to exploring new media and digital techniques. A great colourist, portraitist and landscape artist, Hockney’s relentless pursuit of expression is a joy to behold. For more information on our David Hockney prints for sale, contact Andipa via sales@andipa.com or call +44 (0)20 7589 2371