“David Hockney 25,” celebrates a quarter-century of his most innovative work as he continues to redefine contemporary art with his landmark exhibition. At just 87 years old, Hockney still demonstrates his undiminished creative spirit and continues his exploration of new artistic territories.
This comprehensive exhibition compiles and showcases Hockney’s diverse approaches to making art over the past 25 years of his career. It highlights his continuous experimentation with technology alongside traditional media. The collection showcases his digital iPad drawings, photographic collages, large-scale landscapes, and recent immersive digital installations.
Some pieces which are central to the exhibition include Hockney’s vibrant landscapes from Yorkshire, California, and Normandy, which reflects his lifelong fascination with light, space, and perspective. Also, his digital works demonstrate how he embraced new technologies to expand his artistic vocabulary, while also creating pieces which maintain his distinctive visual language despite exploring fresh possibilities.
The exhibition also featured Hockney’s ongoing investigation of multi-viewpoint perspectives, which built on his earlier photographic collages and evolved into more complex digital compositions that challenged conventional ways of seeing.
“David Hockney 25”, the exhibition offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience the full spectrum of this pioneering artist’s late-career renaissance; it how his curiosity and the willingness to experiment allowed him to remain at the forefront of contemporary art well into his ninth decade.
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