David Hockney: Drawing from Life

David Hockney (b. 1937) is one of the most internationally respected and renowned artists alive today. This exhibition will be the first to focus on his portraits on paper and one of very few exhibitions to investigate his drawing practice. Featuring about 100 drawings, the exhibition will trace a trajectory from Hockney’s early works as a student, to his Ingres-like portraits of the 1970s, and his return to the sketchbooks in the early 2000s. The exhibition will be unique in exploring Hockney’s practice on paper through a small group of sitters he has depicted repeatedly over the years: his muse and confidante, the designer Celia Birtwell; his mother; his friend and curator Gregory Evans, master printer Maurice Payne; and the artist himself. Each of these individuals have been important to Hockney. Over time he has rendered them in different forms: pencil, pen and ink, etchings, photocollages, iphone and ipad drawings. In re-visiting these people over decades, Hockney gives us a unique insight into how his practice has evolved over time.

[johngeekieart]

I was lucky to chat with David some years ago and was totally impressed by his vision and ideas about art which has spurred me to develop my own practice.

[NigelFowlerSutton]

Thank you for this retrospective of David Hockney's drawings. I love his drawings from life. The greatest living English artist.

[houdannycomedymagic]

Alas, this is the closest I'll get to the show. Felt like I was there a bit, though, with this very nice video, so...nice work, all.

[itr]

What makes him very distiguishable? I like his paintings but what makes the very special, and different to other artists?

[kurtpedersen]

A chapel hill hello chhs artists unite..take a virtual tour Seattle Washington exhibition as well