David Hockney at the MET - Part II
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12/18/17 - In this second post on David Hockney’s exhibition at the MET in New York, we shall approach his artworks with people. It’s interesting to see how his human figures look rather childish and seem lonely, always on bereft backgrounds. They are, nonetheless, scenes of much delight.
American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman), by David Hockney (1968)
Technique: acrylic on canvas / Measures: 213.4 x 304.8 cm
Portrait of an artist (Pool with two figures), by David Hockney (1972)
Technique: acrylic on canvas
These paintings, far from all the ruling stereotypes of the 70s, are considered experimental works. In their making, Hockney mixed different materials to achieve the desired results, specially when depicting glass or water.
Large interior, Los Angeles, by David Hockney (1988)
Technique: oil, ink and paper cuts on canvas
By 1982 the artist moves near the Hollywood hills and decorates his new house with a vibrant palette. The fragmented space, as Picasso’s sculpture on the chimney, are a direct reference to Cubism.
The exhibition is surprising, specially because we get to discover lots of canvases left uncovered, totally raw. It was conceived as a tribute to Hockney (1937), who is now 80 years old and is still creating, using all what the new technologies have to offer.
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