Description
Book SynopsisFrom his theatrical early canvases to his more recent photographic collages and operatic set designs, Hockney has tackled the challenge of space on a grand scale. At the same time, much of his work has been devoted to the things most dear to him-friends, family, home, and studio. An intellectual of wide-ranging erudition and a world traveller who makes his home in Hollywood, he still cherishes his roots in Bradford, the northern British town where he was born in 1937.
Invention, the driving force behind Hockney''s art, is in good part play: If art isn''t playful, he once commented, it''s nothing.This illuminating, colour-rich volume conveys with vivid clarity Hockney''s serious delight in making art that gives pleasure to both its creator and its audience.
About the Modern Masters series:
With informative, enjoyable texts and over 100 illustrations - approximately 48 in full colour - this innovative series offers a fresh look at the most creative and influential
Table of Contents
Introduction 7 Early Days 11 Toward Naturalism 25 Out of the Trap 43 Explorations in Space 65 Turning Inward 83 Notes 101 Artists' Statements 103 Notes on Technique 109 Chronology 115 Exhibitions 119 Public Collections 122 Selected Bibliography 123 Index 126
