First published 2013
This catalogue documents David Hockney's artistic output during the twenty-first century, particularly following his move back to England after decades spent along California's coast. Lawrence Weschler examines how the artist redirected his creative energy toward landscape painting and portraiture while simultaneously exploring digital technology as a medium. The book showcases over 100 full-color artworks spanning from billboard proportions to letter dimensions, drawn from museum holdings and Hockney's personal studio. Featured works include The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate Wood, The Bigger Message, and Bigger Yosemite. Weschler presents galleries of iPad drawings and self-portraits alongside film stills from Hockney's experimental movies. The artist's own reflections on this creative period appear throughout, complemented by analysis from Weschler and art historian Sarah Howgate. The catalogue captures Hockney's continued fascination with color, light, and technological innovation during a productive decade of artistic evolution.
Genres: art, biography-memoir, 21st-century, art-history
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: artistic-evolution
Setting: California, England, Woldgate Wood, Yosemite
Period: 21st-century
228 pages · Hardcover · Prestel USA