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Hockney´s Portraits and People
Marco Livingstone
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Description for Hockney´s Portraits and People
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 246 illustrations, 233 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXJ. Dimension: 261 x 206. .
David Hockney's continuing belief in the importance of the portrait and his virtuoso skill in creating a sense of close communication between artist, sitter and viewer has resulted in some of the best-loved works of the postwar era. From the 1950s on, Hockney's most persistent subject matter, in paintings, drawings, collages and photoworks, has been of people usually very close to him, as well as of himself. These works are narratives of autobiographical relationships: they reflect the intimate and often intense stories of this artist's life. They also explore different formal ways of representing the passage of time and at ... Read more
David Hockney's continuing belief in the importance of the portrait and his virtuoso skill in creating a sense of close communication between artist, sitter and viewer has resulted in some of the best-loved works of the postwar era. From the 1950s on, Hockney's most persistent subject matter, in paintings, drawings, collages and photoworks, has been of people usually very close to him, as well as of himself. These works are narratives of autobiographical relationships: they reflect the intimate and often intense stories of this artist's life. They also explore different formal ways of representing the passage of time and at ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1422g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500292341
SKU
V9780500292341
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About Marco Livingstone
Marco Livingstone is an art historian and independent curator, with numerous publications on Pop Art, David Hockney, Patrick Caulfield, R B Kitaj, Allen Jones, Paula Rego, Jim Dine, Peter Blake, Peter Phillips, Duane Michals, Peter Kinley and many others. Kay Heymer is head of the Modern Art Department at the Museum Kunstpalast Dusseldorf in Germany.
Reviews for Hockney´s Portraits and People
'A Thames & Hudson treat' - Vogue 'An elegant framework for an account of a life which is also a study and a celebration of that life's work ... virtually every page turned is another encounter with Hockney's distinctively expressive sense of line and colour' - Times Literary Supplement 'Attractive and entertaining ... Hockney's gifts (close observation and an elegantly ... Read more