Críticas
“El maravilloso colorido que David Hockney lleva a sus lienzos en una edición especial del 40 aniversario de la editorial TASCHEN.” ― Infuencers
“La reedición de TASCHEN de un ya clásico.” ― Elle Deco
Reseña del editor
Pop artist, painter of modern life, landscape painter, master of color, explorer of image and perception--for six decades, David Hockney has been known as an artist who always finds new ways of exploring the world and its representational possibilities. He has consistently created unforgettable images: works with graphic lines and integrated text in the Swinging Sixties in London; the famous swimming pool series as a representation of the 1970s California lifestyle; closely observed portraits and brightly colored, oversized landscapes after his eventual return to his native Yorkshire. In addition to drawings in which he transfers what he sees directly onto paper, there are multiperspective Polaroid collages that open up the space into a myriad of detailed views, and iPad drawings in which he captures light using a most modern medium--testaments to Hockney's enduring delight in experimentation.
This special edition has been newly assembled from the two volumes of the David Hockney: A Bigger Book monograph to celebrate TASCHEN's 40th anniversary. Hockney's life and work is presented year by year as a dialogue between his works and voices from the time period, alongside reviews and reflections by the artist in a chronological text, supplemented by portrait photographs and exhibition views. Together they open up new perspectives, page after page, revealing how Hockney undertakes his artistic research, how his painting develops, and where he finds inspiration for his multifaceted work.
About the series
TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new editions of some of the stars of our program--now more compact, friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to impeccable production.
Biografía del autor
Hans Werner Holzwarth es diseñador de libros y editor de numerosas publicaciones, principalmente sobre arte contemporáneo y fotografía. Para TASCHEN ha realizado una serie de monografías en Edición de Coleccionista, entre las que se incluyen las de Jeff Koons, Christopher Wool, Albert Oehlen, Ai Weiwei; el SUMO David Hockney. A Bigger Book, y Jean-Michel Basquiat, en formato XXL.
David Hockney (nacido el 9 de julio de 1937) es un pintor, dibujante, estampador, escenógrafo y fotógrafo británico. Se dio a conocer a principios de la década de 1960 durante el apogeo del pop británico y se trasladó a Los Ángeles en 1964, donde pintó una serie de piscinas. Además de cultivar géneros clásicos como el retrato o el paisaje, su arte no dejó de evolucionar: utilizó desde la Polaroid hasta la fotocopiadora, el fax, el vídeo digital, el iPhone y el iPad como medios artísticos para su pintura. Desde su primera gran exposición, que en 1970 viajó por Europa desde la Galería Whitechapel de Londres, ha sido uno de los artistas más populares de nuestro tiempo, y su obra ha sido objeto de múltiples exposiciones.
