| Description |
The exhibition catalogue includes 18 portraits on canvas of Hockney's friends and associates, from fellow artists to well-known musicians such as Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars. Painted using a mixture of charcoal, crayon and acrylic on canvas, the works display Hockney's brilliant draughtsmanship and distinctive use of line and colour. In addition, five coloured ink drawings on paper feature those such as the artist's sister, Margaret Hockney, and Scarlett Clark, the granddaughter of Hockney's long-time muse, Celia Birtwell. David Hockney is constantly exploring new technological possibilities in art. He has embraced the use of the iPad, video, polaroid and photoshop as a means to create works that stand alongside his works of more traditional methods such as painting and drawing. Now in his eighties, Hockney's investigations into how to depict more truly how we 'see' is unwavering and renders him arguably one of the most celebrated artists of his generation and perhaps the most recognised living artist today. |