David Hockney - Softcover

Melia, Paul; Luckhardt, Ulrich; Hockney, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3791337181 ISBN 13: 9783791337180

Publisher: Prestel, 2006

Synopsis

This consideration of Hockney's work from 1960 to the early nineties dispels myths and opens up new lines of inquiry concerning his contributions to post-modern art. Filled with beautiful colour plates of his paintings, the book draws on extensive research and the artist's personal archives. In a broad chronological format, the book reveals the major phases in Hockney's oeuvre: his early years as a student at the Royal College of Art in London and his ironic experimentation with different styles of painting; his images of life in southern California; his highly personal portraits and their studies in perspective; his reinterpretations of modernist paintings; and his forays into photo-collage. The authors' incisive commentary reveals how Hockney's paintings question, parody and undermine accepted ideas about modern art, while forcing us to reconsider our assumptions about originality and creativity.

About this title

About the Author

PAUL MELIA lectures in art history at the universities of Manchester and Staffordshire in England.

ULRICH LUCKHARDT is curator of twentieth-century painting at the Hamburger Kunsthalle in Germany.

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This consideration of Hockney's work from 1960 to the early nineties dispels myths and opens up new lines of inquiry concerning his contributions to post-modern art. Filled with beautiful colour plates of his paintings, the book draws on extensive research and the artist's personal archives.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3791337181
• ISBN 13: 9783791337180
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200