Though
photography and paintings are similar in a way both of them can capture moments
in time that are accurate, David Hockey, one of the famous leaders of the pop
art movement, says, “Photography will never equal painting!” David Hockney is a
painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer, and also, he
is considered one of the most influential British artists of the twentieth
century. In addition, Hockney is well known for taking detailed individual
photographs and putting or compiling them together like a puzzle. During
1980’s, Hockney made lots of photo collages and photomontages.
Merced
river, 1982
My
mother
Noya
and Bill Brandt
Pearl
blossom highway
The Cubism and photography exists together in
these works. He used grids to show
the multiple reference points into photography. I think it is really
interesting to see how each images are put together to complete the work. I like
the fact that while a single photograph only show one point of view and only
need a small period of time to look at it, his works need several minutes to
look at and the slight changes of light and composition into the next image are
beautiful. Also, as one can see in “My mother”, I like how the composition of
putting the images together, or the edges of the images, matches with the
subject matter.
One can see the same idea of dividing them into
grids in Hockney’s several paintings, especially in his swimming pool series.
A
Large Diver (Paper Pool 27), 1978
colored and pressed paper pulp, 72x171 in.
colored and pressed paper pulp, 72x171 in.
Schwimmbad
Mitternacht (Paper Pool 11), 1978
colored and pressed paper pulp, 72x85 1/2 in.
colored and pressed paper pulp, 72x85 1/2 in.
I like how he uses colors and the
brushstrokes of the swimming pool. I also like how he painted the reflection
inside the swimming pool.
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