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Book Introduction
David Hockney, a unique icon and master of modern art
A retrospective exhibition featuring a collection of paintings spanning his 60-year artistic career.
David Hockney, a master of modern art and one of the most influential artists of all time.
"Hockney's Paintings" is a collection of paintings and a retrospective that covers his works from the beginning of his artistic career to his most recent.
In this book, the artistic world that Hockney has built over the past 60 years under the motto of 'Love Life' is presented through approximately 480 works and Hockney's own speeches.
The book consists of five chapters in total.
Each chapter focuses on a key keyword in Hockney's work and includes related works to explore the theme within context and seek the meaning of the work.
The first chapter, 'Problems of Description', examines the problem of description that Hockney has grappled with since his early days and continues to this day.
It contains a process of exploring questions such as how we view the world around us, how we can depict the changing three-dimensional world, and how we can implement transformations that occur over time and space as still images on a flat surface.
The second chapter, 'Life in Suspension', features images depicting Hockney's immediate surroundings.
This section shows a strong autobiographical nature, with works that incorporate intimate and personal elements such as friends and family, everyday life, personal places, and holiday memories.
The third chapter, 'Portrait', delicately depicts still lifes using various techniques.
You can see portraits of famous people like Man Ray, close friends like Christopher Isherwood, Henry Geltzler, and Shelly Birtwell, as well as his parents and beloved dog, as well as a series of self-portraits he has been working on in recent years.
The fourth chapter, 'Space and Light', follows Hockney's journey through two themes that have fascinated him throughout his life.
He expresses the landscapes and senses of space in images, traveling south to Egypt, France, and Spain, west to the United States, east to Japan and China, and north to Norway and Iceland, including Yorkshire, where he spent his childhood, and California, where he chose to settle as an adult.
The final chapter, 'Endless Inspiration', examines how Hockney's return to a subject, idea or technique became a central element of his work in his later years.
Hockney's world of art, reached through his endless exploration of questions directed at the outside world and himself, clearly demonstrates his ability to love life itself beyond art.
A retrospective exhibition featuring a collection of paintings spanning his 60-year artistic career.
David Hockney, a master of modern art and one of the most influential artists of all time.
"Hockney's Paintings" is a collection of paintings and a retrospective that covers his works from the beginning of his artistic career to his most recent.
In this book, the artistic world that Hockney has built over the past 60 years under the motto of 'Love Life' is presented through approximately 480 works and Hockney's own speeches.
The book consists of five chapters in total.
Each chapter focuses on a key keyword in Hockney's work and includes related works to explore the theme within context and seek the meaning of the work.
The first chapter, 'Problems of Description', examines the problem of description that Hockney has grappled with since his early days and continues to this day.
It contains a process of exploring questions such as how we view the world around us, how we can depict the changing three-dimensional world, and how we can implement transformations that occur over time and space as still images on a flat surface.
The second chapter, 'Life in Suspension', features images depicting Hockney's immediate surroundings.
This section shows a strong autobiographical nature, with works that incorporate intimate and personal elements such as friends and family, everyday life, personal places, and holiday memories.
The third chapter, 'Portrait', delicately depicts still lifes using various techniques.
You can see portraits of famous people like Man Ray, close friends like Christopher Isherwood, Henry Geltzler, and Shelly Birtwell, as well as his parents and beloved dog, as well as a series of self-portraits he has been working on in recent years.
The fourth chapter, 'Space and Light', follows Hockney's journey through two themes that have fascinated him throughout his life.
He expresses the landscapes and senses of space in images, traveling south to Egypt, France, and Spain, west to the United States, east to Japan and China, and north to Norway and Iceland, including Yorkshire, where he spent his childhood, and California, where he chose to settle as an adult.
The final chapter, 'Endless Inspiration', examines how Hockney's return to a subject, idea or technique became a central element of his work in his later years.
Hockney's world of art, reached through his endless exploration of questions directed at the outside world and himself, clearly demonstrates his ability to love life itself beyond art.
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index
Preface: Loving the World with a New Perspective
The problem of description
Look at the picture
Combination of forms
stage
water
movement
Moving perspective
Life at a standstill
Life and Love
life
still life
house
portrait
friend
family
Oneself
space and light
south
west
east
north
London
Yorkshire
Endless inspiration
Yorkshire Seasons
Drawing on a computer
New devices
Yosemite drawn on iPad
The arrival of spring
Character series
Photo drawing
Hexagonal drawing
Life in Normandy
Portrait of Normandy
List of illustrations
The problem of description
Look at the picture
Combination of forms
stage
water
movement
Moving perspective
Life at a standstill
Life and Love
life
still life
house
portrait
friend
family
Oneself
space and light
south
west
east
north
London
Yorkshire
Endless inspiration
Yorkshire Seasons
Drawing on a computer
New devices
Yosemite drawn on iPad
The arrival of spring
Character series
Photo drawing
Hexagonal drawing
Life in Normandy
Portrait of Normandy
List of illustrations
Detailed image
Into the book
Hockney's life is a story of passion.
That passion is a passion for seeing, a passion for speaking, a passion for images.
But to these three passions a fourth passion must be added: the passion for life.
Like Hockney's favorite saying, 'Love Life!', his art was a celebration of what it means to be alive, and for this reason, it has been welcomed around the world for 45 years.
---From the "Preface"
How do you represent the changing three-dimensional world in which we move and move? And how can you embody these changes in a still image on a flat surface? How do we actually see the world? How do we represent the world in our minds? How can an artist convey his or her inner representations to others?
---From "The Problem of Description"
Capturing the essence of life and transferring it to paper or canvas, capturing the special bond that exists between two people, incorporating movement to make time seem to stand still, and depicting oneself and one's intimate surroundings in a way that speaks to everyone - these are just a few of Hockney's artistic achievements over the past 50 years.
Perhaps more than any other artist alive today, Hockney has incorporated the lives of himself, his close friends, and his family into his work.
---From "Standstill Life"
Using paint, printmaking, pencil, pen, ink and photography, Hockney has embraced, revitalized and sometimes subverted traditional portraiture, making it a central focus of his art.
Depicting people is also a way of finding solutions to other artistic problems.
“Sometimes when I feel lost, I look around and draw pictures depicting people,” he says.
His captivating portraits, always revealing fascinating facts, time and again bring us back to our humanity.
---From "Portrait"
Space and light are two themes that have fascinated Hockney throughout his life.
Hockney has been fascinated by landscape since his childhood, when he would leave the streets of Bradford and explore the Yorkshire moors by foot and cycle.
In California, he found the open spaces and bright light he longed for, and soon settled there.
However, he often traveled the world to find new ways to depict space and capture fleeting moments of light and weather.
---From "Space and Light"
Meanwhile, in his seemingly endless quest to capture and understand the world and, as a result, see it through new eyes, Hockney continues to paint the same subjects tirelessly, energetically, and devotedly, using traditional mediums of expression: oil and acrylic on canvas, charcoal and crayon on paper.
In his late 80s, his relentless pursuit of painting forever reflects not only his unquenchable thirst for art, but also his enduring and extraordinary capacity for loving life itself.
That passion is a passion for seeing, a passion for speaking, a passion for images.
But to these three passions a fourth passion must be added: the passion for life.
Like Hockney's favorite saying, 'Love Life!', his art was a celebration of what it means to be alive, and for this reason, it has been welcomed around the world for 45 years.
---From the "Preface"
How do you represent the changing three-dimensional world in which we move and move? And how can you embody these changes in a still image on a flat surface? How do we actually see the world? How do we represent the world in our minds? How can an artist convey his or her inner representations to others?
---From "The Problem of Description"
Capturing the essence of life and transferring it to paper or canvas, capturing the special bond that exists between two people, incorporating movement to make time seem to stand still, and depicting oneself and one's intimate surroundings in a way that speaks to everyone - these are just a few of Hockney's artistic achievements over the past 50 years.
Perhaps more than any other artist alive today, Hockney has incorporated the lives of himself, his close friends, and his family into his work.
---From "Standstill Life"
Using paint, printmaking, pencil, pen, ink and photography, Hockney has embraced, revitalized and sometimes subverted traditional portraiture, making it a central focus of his art.
Depicting people is also a way of finding solutions to other artistic problems.
“Sometimes when I feel lost, I look around and draw pictures depicting people,” he says.
His captivating portraits, always revealing fascinating facts, time and again bring us back to our humanity.
---From "Portrait"
Space and light are two themes that have fascinated Hockney throughout his life.
Hockney has been fascinated by landscape since his childhood, when he would leave the streets of Bradford and explore the Yorkshire moors by foot and cycle.
In California, he found the open spaces and bright light he longed for, and soon settled there.
However, he often traveled the world to find new ways to depict space and capture fleeting moments of light and weather.
---From "Space and Light"
Meanwhile, in his seemingly endless quest to capture and understand the world and, as a result, see it through new eyes, Hockney continues to paint the same subjects tirelessly, energetically, and devotedly, using traditional mediums of expression: oil and acrylic on canvas, charcoal and crayon on paper.
In his late 80s, his relentless pursuit of painting forever reflects not only his unquenchable thirst for art, but also his enduring and extraordinary capacity for loving life itself.
---From "Endless Inspiration"
Publisher's Review
Water and sunlight, landscapes from the US, Europe and Asia, portraits of friends and stars
A series of paintings, photo collages, iPad drawings, stage designs…
Discover Hockney's diverse works, spanning diverse themes and media.
The artistic world that David Hockney has formed over a period of about half a century is as vast and diverse as the length of that time.
He has added depth and value to his art by exploring various themes and materials while also experimenting with unfamiliar mediums.
The works that Hockney created through various themes and media and through constant transformation are faithfully captured in 『Hockney's Paintings』.
In terms of subject matter and materials, still life, landscapes, and friends have been the subjects that Hockney has been consistently fascinated by from the past to the present, and these are expressed uniquely in the times and events he goes through.
The pages are vividly illustrated with illustrations of paintings depicting water, including the sensual "Mulholland Drive" and "A Bigger Splash" from his Los Angeles days when his artistic abilities were maturing, a series of landscapes painted while staying in his native Yorkshire in his later years, and the portrait "The Clarks and Percy," finished with delicate brushstrokes and balanced colors.
Hockney's work covers a wide spectrum of subjects as well as media.
He recreates landscapes and people with photo collages, draws landscapes that change with the seasons and light on an iPad, and creates stage designs for works such as “The Breasts of Tiresias” and “The Riddler’s Journey” that go beyond the blank space of a flat surface, even creating three-dimensional works.
By following his journey of expanding the scope of his subject matter and medium and exploring new territories, you will be able to fully appreciate the world of David Hockney.
“People don’t really think about how paintings or drawings are made.
But I spend time thinking about that.”
A warm gaze that gazes at ordinary beings
David Hockney's ode to life and art
"Hockney's Paintings" collects Hockney's work and traces the way he portrayed (the world) that he experimented with throughout his artistic career from the first page to the last.
Therefore, it is insufficient to describe this book as a simple collection of his works categorized by subject.
"Hockney's Paintings" is an organic story that discovers the countless contexts that connect Hockney's work to life, and examines his artistic world through the insights he periodically developed.
And all of this context and insight aligns with Hockney's own motto: 'Love life.'
Hockney is an artist who focuses on familiar and universal things, or in other words, ordinary existence, and expresses them beautifully.
The portraits of his friends by his side, the landscapes of Yorkshire, where he spent his childhood, and the American West, where he has lived since he left his childhood, the chairs and plants in his studio, etc., acquire a different meaning through Hockney's attitude of knowing how to give his heart to the environment in front of him.
Although Hockney's work is sometimes criticized for focusing only on the beautiful aspects, he still captures the emotions of love in his work.
This reveals that Hockney's style is to support subjective viewpoints rather than follow existing definitions or external regulations, and this point is the core of Hockney's world, where ordinary materials are transformed into wondrous art.
The works, which reveal the beauty inherent in familiar and universal backgrounds, objects, and people, offer an experience that is enveloped by Hockney's warm gaze.
A series of paintings, photo collages, iPad drawings, stage designs…
Discover Hockney's diverse works, spanning diverse themes and media.
The artistic world that David Hockney has formed over a period of about half a century is as vast and diverse as the length of that time.
He has added depth and value to his art by exploring various themes and materials while also experimenting with unfamiliar mediums.
The works that Hockney created through various themes and media and through constant transformation are faithfully captured in 『Hockney's Paintings』.
In terms of subject matter and materials, still life, landscapes, and friends have been the subjects that Hockney has been consistently fascinated by from the past to the present, and these are expressed uniquely in the times and events he goes through.
The pages are vividly illustrated with illustrations of paintings depicting water, including the sensual "Mulholland Drive" and "A Bigger Splash" from his Los Angeles days when his artistic abilities were maturing, a series of landscapes painted while staying in his native Yorkshire in his later years, and the portrait "The Clarks and Percy," finished with delicate brushstrokes and balanced colors.
Hockney's work covers a wide spectrum of subjects as well as media.
He recreates landscapes and people with photo collages, draws landscapes that change with the seasons and light on an iPad, and creates stage designs for works such as “The Breasts of Tiresias” and “The Riddler’s Journey” that go beyond the blank space of a flat surface, even creating three-dimensional works.
By following his journey of expanding the scope of his subject matter and medium and exploring new territories, you will be able to fully appreciate the world of David Hockney.
“People don’t really think about how paintings or drawings are made.
But I spend time thinking about that.”
A warm gaze that gazes at ordinary beings
David Hockney's ode to life and art
"Hockney's Paintings" collects Hockney's work and traces the way he portrayed (the world) that he experimented with throughout his artistic career from the first page to the last.
Therefore, it is insufficient to describe this book as a simple collection of his works categorized by subject.
"Hockney's Paintings" is an organic story that discovers the countless contexts that connect Hockney's work to life, and examines his artistic world through the insights he periodically developed.
And all of this context and insight aligns with Hockney's own motto: 'Love life.'
Hockney is an artist who focuses on familiar and universal things, or in other words, ordinary existence, and expresses them beautifully.
The portraits of his friends by his side, the landscapes of Yorkshire, where he spent his childhood, and the American West, where he has lived since he left his childhood, the chairs and plants in his studio, etc., acquire a different meaning through Hockney's attitude of knowing how to give his heart to the environment in front of him.
Although Hockney's work is sometimes criticized for focusing only on the beautiful aspects, he still captures the emotions of love in his work.
This reveals that Hockney's style is to support subjective viewpoints rather than follow existing definitions or external regulations, and this point is the core of Hockney's world, where ordinary materials are transformed into wondrous art.
The works, which reveal the beauty inherent in familiar and universal backgrounds, objects, and people, offer an experience that is enveloped by Hockney's warm gaze.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: December 5, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 496 pages | 2,282g | 225*242*42mm
- ISBN13: 9788960536593
- ISBN10: 8960536598
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