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David Hockney Exhibition 2017

14/5/2018

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The Artist's Life Woven into his Work.

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"I Like To Live in the Now" David Hockney

Hockney's art and life go hand in hand. When you see his work you are seeing a snapshot of his life and at the exhibition you can really get a sense of the journey that he has taken over the last 60 years. 

When you hear the name Hockney you might think about his polaroid  montages, vivid landscapes or portraits. But you might also think about his blond hair, stylish hat and jacket, round glasses and artistic lifestyle. Both his art and lifestyle are beautifully woven together like the brushstrokes in his paintings. All these things have continuously drawn me back to his work over the years.

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Its All About Looking"  - David Hockney
At the start of my own art career whilst at University, Hockney was one of my strongest influences. I loved the series of work he did called 'Very New Paintings', which show curved shapes and patterns looping around each other like surrealist landscapes. This work came out of his involvement with the theatre, and it inspired me to make make printed fabrics that I upholstered onto two sofa's.

​Way back to my school days David Hockney has been there, and he has kept inspiring me since, with his new ideas, optimistic and vibrant colour pallets and innovations. For me he is the kind of inspiration that makes you want more and makes me want to paint. Pictured below is - Pear Blossom Hwy, 11 - 18th April 1986, #2, which I remember being on the wall at our school."

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'Drawing makes you see things clearer, and clearer and clearer still, until your eyes ache.' David Hockney
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Hockney's enduring message is that art is about looking at the world around you. Recently, I went on trip down the river Nene in Northamptonshire in a canal boat,  and along the way made photographs and produced drawings. As soon as I picked up the pencil and started to look, make marks on paper, I was in the moment and happy.

Stopping to look, really look, puts you in the present and helps you to appreciate everything around you. So, I am totally in agreement with David Hockney - looking is a great way to connect with yourself and your surroundings.
 The Yorkshire Wolds - A Bigger Picture.
In one of the rooms at the exhibition, on each of the four walls is one of the most innovative ideas to come out of Hockney's work in recent years. Nine cameras, mounted on a frame are synchronised, to film the changing seasons in the Yorkshire Wolds.

Each camera captures a different part of the landscape and when combined encourage you to look in a different way at the scene before you. On each wall in the gallery, the screens show a different season of the same place. The beauty of nature beams out the movies and the detail, combined with movement is like gentle music for your eyes. 
Looking at the World through Hockney's Eyes.Visiting this show was a wonderful experience, because David Hockney encapsulates for me, everything an artist should be. An artist views the world with awe and delight and wants everybody else to see what he or she is experiencing. I can't wait to see what he does next.

Right! I am off to make my next series of work based on the Nene River in Northamptonshire! 
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​The Nene Valley stretches from West Northamptonshire all the way through Peterborough and has the  Nene river flowing through it. The landscape is surrounded by lush farmland and old villages with hidden footpaths connecting them together. I have always used this landscape as the basis for my artwork showing the wildlife and hills of my home.

My artwork frequently uses a range of mixed media techniques that have also incorporated words. In recent years this has become more important and now collage is a major part of my work which often uses words poetry. The lines  of various poems have been woven into my imagery - segments of which can be read. 

The wide range of habitats such as wildflower meadows, wetlands, marshes, woodlands and wet grasslands are full of a diverse range of animals and birds. These offer endless inspiration for my artwork on a daily basis as I live right on the edge of a stunning nature reserve near the towns of Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough and Rushden.
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