A Bigger Splash is perhaps Hockney’s most notable works – the painting depicts a cloudless, sunny Californian day; the serenity of the scene is disrupted by the splash in the pool which took Hockney two weeks to paint – he has noted that he particularly enjoys the fact that he spent so long depicting a moment that would only last two seconds in reality.
« The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty,
you know you're an artist. »
David Hockney
Asides from painting, Hockney also received acclaim for his photo collaging – a technique in which he would use rearrange several different snapshots of one image to create a new composite image; Bolton Abbey and Kasmin 1982 are among a few examples of this kind of work. (
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A Bigger Splash is perhaps Hockney’s most notable works – the painting depicts a cloudless, sunny Californian day; the serenity of the scene is disrupted by the splash in the pool which took Hockney two weeks to paint – he has noted that he particularly enjoys the fact that he spent so long depicting a moment that would only last two seconds in reality.
« The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty,
you know you're an artist. »
David Hockney
Asides from painting, Hockney also received acclaim for his photo collaging – a technique in which he would use rearrange several different snapshots of one image to create a new composite image; Bolton Abbey and Kasmin 1982 are among a few examples of this kind of work. (
Artist website)
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