Actually, not that many of you will have been reading this blog since its start. But if you had of been (or indeed, if you have) then you might have noticed that my first declared hero was David Hockney (and that post isn't quite complete because TypePad lost the picture). So I was looking forward to last night's 'Imagine' film on the BBC. In the event, though, I found it rather frustrating. It was a nice enough portrait of someone who still has a sense of mischief and a wonderful mastery of the craft of painting. But I found the lack of information or proper explanation let the whole thing down. As a small example, the film creates the impression that it's documenting the last three years of Hockney's working life. And it talks at length about his return to Yorkshire and cites the paintings he did of and for his friend Jonathan Silver. Yet Silver died in 1997, and the film fails to explain that Hockney's return to Yorkshire as a subject matter covers a much longer period than just the past three years.
But, anyway, that's enough of my gripe. And on a brighter note, Hockney is giving away three of his iPhone art images.
But you'll have to be quick because they're only available for download today and tomorrow.
David thanks for this!
Posted by: lindsay | 01 July 2009 at 01:14 PM
David, thanks a lot for that one. I could see the Hockney exhibition at Schwäbisch Hall-Kunsthalle Würth recently. I went there mainly to see his charcoal drawings,but was very impressed with the big size landscapes, even though they have something monumental for it's own sake. The presentation of sketchbooks was great by the way.
Posted by: Martin | 01 July 2009 at 01:31 PM