As a special edition to mark TASCHEN’s 40th anniversary, this volume presents the life and work of David Hockney year by year as a dialogue between his works and voices from the time period. From the London of the Swinging Sixties, via Californian swimming pools, to the expansive landscapes of his native Yorkshire, we discover how Hockney undertakes his artistic research and where he finds inspiration for his multifaceted work
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.
『Taschen 40주년 기념판』 의 특징
TASCHEN turns 40 this year! 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. In 2020, 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.
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.
『Taschen 40주년 기념판』 의 특징
TASCHEN turns 40 this year! 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. In 2020, 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.
아티스트
데이비드 호크니(David Hockney, 1937년 7월 9일 출생)는 영국의 화가, 제도사, 판화가, 무대 디자이너이자 사진가이다. 1960년대 초 브리티시 팝이 한창 유행일 때 처음 등장하여, 1964년 로스앤젤레스로 이주해 수영장 시리즈를 그린 것으로 유명하다. 전형적인 장르인 초상화와 풍경화에 이어, 그는 항상 폴라로이드, 복사기와 팩스 기계, 디지털 비디오, 아이폰과 아이패드를 도구로 사용하여 자신의 예술을 발전시켰다. 1970년 런던의 화이트채플 갤러리부터 유럽의 여러 장소를 순회한 첫 회고전을 시작으로, 이 시대에 가장 널리 소개되는 인기 있는 아티스트 중 한 명이 되었다.
The editor
한스 워너 홀츠워스(Hans Werner Holzwarth)는 기업 디자인 회사를 설립하기 전에 사진가였으며, 로버트 프랭크, 낸 골딘, 알버트 웰렌, 리차드 프린스, 키키 스미스, 존 워터스 등과 함께 책 디자인 작업을 하였다. TASCHEN에서는 제프 쿤스, 크리스토퍼 울, 아트 나우 Vol.3 등을 편집하였다.
데이비드 호크니(David Hockney, 1937년 7월 9일 출생)는 영국의 화가, 제도사, 판화가, 무대 디자이너이자 사진가이다. 1960년대 초 브리티시 팝이 한창 유행일 때 처음 등장하여, 1964년 로스앤젤레스로 이주해 수영장 시리즈를 그린 것으로 유명하다. 전형적인 장르인 초상화와 풍경화에 이어, 그는 항상 폴라로이드, 복사기와 팩스 기계, 디지털 비디오, 아이폰과 아이패드를 도구로 사용하여 자신의 예술을 발전시켰다. 1970년 런던의 화이트채플 갤러리부터 유럽의 여러 장소를 순회한 첫 회고전을 시작으로, 이 시대에 가장 널리 소개되는 인기 있는 아티스트 중 한 명이 되었다.
The editor
한스 워너 홀츠워스(Hans Werner Holzwarth)는 기업 디자인 회사를 설립하기 전에 사진가였으며, 로버트 프랭크, 낸 골딘, 알버트 웰렌, 리차드 프린스, 키키 스미스, 존 워터스 등과 함께 책 디자인 작업을 하였다. TASCHEN에서는 제프 쿤스, 크리스토퍼 울, 아트 나우 Vol.3 등을 편집하였다.
