Artists represent the “Seers” of our society; the prophets, visual poets, and forecasters of social change. Artists deserve to be seen as icons, connecting to the divine with their third eye (in David’s camera lens) and translating what they intuit into a visual form for the world to interpret.
David Hockney is one of the most prolific living artists, born in 1937, his first exhibition was in London in 1961. He loved America and made his home between New York and Los Angeles. I see him floating in a turquoise swimming pool with NY and LA as the deep end and shallow end of the pool. He is adored by his swimming putti (a figure in a work of art depicted as a male child usually naked and sometimes winged.)
Hockey became a blond during his first visit to New York, after hearing the Clairol slogan “Blonds have more fun.” He was hearing impaired from a young age, and painted his aids red and blue so that he could distinguish right from left.
David explored a multitude of media, each one informing his perspective on the others. He is best known for his paintings, particularly portraits, although he never accepted a commission. David wanted to paint people as he saw them in their lives, this was not always appreciated by his patrons. He also was an obsessive photographer. He disciplined himself to do 20 drawings each morning to “warm up” to his more serious projects, emailing the drawings to his many friends and family. David was an opera aficionado, and designed the sets, lighting, costumes and staging for major operas globally for over 40 years. The names of some of his favorites are on his customary yellow suspenders.
Apple sent Hockney one of the first iPads developed to draw in color. David became the Apple-draw poster child; making suggestions for future developments of the technology. David’s fascination with new technology is represented by the corner images (from upper right clockwise) the chat symbol for his love of communicating with friends, the internet icon, the send and receive image, and the telephone symbol.
Artists represent the “Seers” of our society; the prophets, visual poets, and forecasters of social change. Artists deserve to be seen as icons, connecting to the divine with their third eye (in David’s camera lens) and translating what they intuit into a visual form for the world to interpret.
David Hockney is one of the most prolific living artists, born in 1937, his first exhibition was in London in 1961. He loved America and made his home between New York and Los Angeles. I see him floating in a turquoise swimming pool with NY and LA as the deep end and shallow end of the pool. He is adored by his swimming putti (a figure in a work of art depicted as a male child usually naked and sometimes winged.)
Hockey became a blond during his first visit to New York, after hearing the Clairol slogan “Blonds have more fun.” He was hearing impaired from a young age, and painted his aids red and blue so that he could distinguish right from left.
David explored a multitude of media, each one informing his perspective on the others. He is best known for his paintings, particularly portraits, although he never accepted a commission. David wanted to paint people as he saw them in their lives, this was not always appreciated by his patrons. He also was an obsessive photographer. He disciplined himself to do 20 drawings each morning to “warm up” to his more serious projects, emailing the drawings to his many friends and family. David was an opera aficionado, and designed the sets, lighting, costumes and staging for major operas globally for over 40 years. The names of some of his favorites are on his customary yellow suspenders.
Apple sent Hockney one of the first iPads developed to draw in color. David became the Apple-draw poster child; making suggestions for future developments of the technology. David’s fascination with new technology is represented by the corner images (from upper right clockwise) the chat symbol for his love of communicating with friends, the internet icon, the send and receive image, and the telephone symbol.
