Hockney's Pictures
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A stunning, lively volume charting almost fifty years of an extraordinary artist's creativity across a range of media, Hockney's Pictures is the definitive retrospective of one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century. The pieces are selected and organized thematically by David Hockney himself, tracking his lifelong experiments in ways of looking and depicting. Including more than 300 illustrations, accompanied by quotes from the artist that illuminate the passionate thinking behind the work, Hockney's Pictures shows the evolution and diversity of Hockney's paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, and photography, confirming and reinforcing his position as one of the world's most popular living artists.
About this Author
David Hockney is one of the most influential British artists of the twentieth 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 previous books include David Hockney's Dog Days and Hockney's Pictures, as well as his books in partnership with Martin Gayford, including A History of Pictures: From the Cave to the Computer Screen and Spring Cannot Be Cancelled: David Hockney in Normandy. He continues to create and exhibit art, and to inspire enormous affection and admiration worldwide.
Reviews
A compelling narrative of the workings
of a curious, intelligent, visually inventive
mind at work.--The Art Quarterly
From between the covers springs all the
brightness and energy of the prolific
output of this most exuberant and yet
sensitive artist.--The Times
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