In recently attended the exclusive preview of the David Hockney exhibition at Tate Britain. Here, I present some of my favourite works of this beautifully curated exhibition.
More Felled Trees on Woldgate, 2008 oil on canvas, two panels, 60 x 96 in.
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with two figures), 1972 acrylic on canvas, 84×120 in.
Breakfast At Malibu, Sunday, 1989 oil on canvas, 24×36 in.
Beverly Hills Housewife, 1966 acrylic on 2 canvas, 72×144 in.
Large Interior, Los Angeles, 1988 oil, paper & ink on canvas, 72×120 in.
Self-Portrait With Blue Guitar, 1977 oil on canvas, 60×72 in.
American Collectors (Fred & Marcia Weisman), 1968 acrylic on canvas, 84×120 in.
Schwimmbad Mitternacht (Paper Pool 11), 1978 colored and pressed paper pulp, 72×85 1/2 in.
Bigger Trees Nearer Warter, Winter 2007 oil on canvas, six panels, 108 x 144 in.
The Railing, 1990 oil on canvas, 36×48 in.
Interior With Lamp, 2003 watercolor on paper (6 sheets), 39 1/4 x 75 3/8 in.
The Photographer & His Daughter (Jim & Chloe McHugh), 2005 oil on canvas, 56×76 in.
Small Santa Monica & The Bay From the Mountains, 1990 oil, 36×72 in.
More Felled Trees on Woldgate, 2008 oil on canvas, two panels, 60 x 96 in.
Hollywood Hills House, 1981 – 82 oil, charcoal & collage on canvas, 60×120 in.
Red Pots In The Garden, 2000 oil on canvas, 60×76 in.
Garrowby Hill, 1998 oil on canvas, 60×76 in.
Mulholland Drive: The Road to the Studio, 1980 acrylic on canvas, 86×243 in.
Picture of a Hollywood Swimming Pool, 1964 acrylic on canvas, 36×48 in.
Running from 9 February – 29 May 2017, it celebrates Hockney’s achievements in painting, drawing, print, photography and video across six decades. Hockney is one of the most popular and influential British artists of the twentieth century.
‘David Hockney’ by Andy Warhol, 1974Andy Warhol Portrait of David Hockney
Andy Warhol and David Hockney always kept in contact over the years, and each did the other’s portrait. In 1987, the year he died, Warhol asked Hockney to create a cover for his Interview magazine. Hockney: “We spent an afternoon with Warhol at the Factory, and Warhol told us he was going to have his gallbladder removed the next week. We flew back to Los Angeles only to hear the news that Warhol had died two days after the surgery.” That April, Hockney attended the memorial service at New York’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and that night, looking over the Manhattan skyline, he said,“Now that Andy is gone, how will people know what the hot spot is each night? Andy always knew.”
I definitely recommend everyone to attend this amazing exhibition exhibition.
More information under: http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/david-hockney