Pool made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book
Artist
David Hockney
(born 1937)
Date1980
MediumLithograph
Dimensions10 1/2 x 9 in. (26.7 x 22.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrintmaking
Credit LineGift of the Hilbert Collection
Object number2019.229
DescriptionWell known for his photo collages and paintings of Los Angeles swimming pools, David Hockney was born in England and moved to L.A. permanently in 1966. In addition to pools, he painted the interiors and exteriors of California homes. In 1970, this led to the creation of his first “joiner,” an assemblage of Polaroid photos laid out in a grid. It was then that he recognized collage as an art form unto itself, and began to create more. This led to an interlude in which he all but abandoned painting, concentrating instead on photography, lithographs, collage, and set and costume design for ballet, opera and theater. In the late 1980s, Hockney returned to painting, primarily seascapes, flowers and portraits. He also began incorporating technology in his art, creating his first homemade prints on a photocopier in 1986. The marriage of art and technology became an ongoing fascination—he used laser fax machines and laser printers in 1990, and in 2009 he started using the Brushes app on iPhones and iPads to create paintings.On View
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