Hockney Stumped

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/nov/19/david-hockney-destruction-tree-stump

i confess to feeling rather upset by this vandalism ...


A Bigger Picture is presently in Germany

we found our visit to it in London a true life enhancing experience that has deeply affected our walks in the landscapes of the middle kingdom ...

i know he is a controversial figure, disliked by some ..... but for us his genius is unarguable

[aeolium]

I like his work, calum.

Did you see his multi-image Ipad projection & if so what did you think of it?

[Simon]

Irrespective of the man, it's a mean thing to do. I wasn't keen on his earlier stuff, but I agree with Calum that there's no disputing his ability. I'd be very happy to live with many of his paintings, which is more than I can say for a lot of contemporary "painters". My favourite is "Winter Tunnel", which a he painted a few years ago. Now that he's doing landscapes, and living at least some of the trime in Yorkshire, I think he's mellowing and becoming a greater artist.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

I like his work, calum.

Did you see his multi-image Ipad projection & if so what did you think of it?

yes they were mesmerising i found

[Nick Armstrong]

I like his work, calum.

Did you see his multi-image Ipad projection & if so what did you think of it?

I thought it was mesmerising. I have kept my recording of the section of the TV documentary about its production, and have watched it several times - pretty fine on the old HD large screen telly

[french frank]

I rather liked the comment on the Guardian story that the vandalism was 'real world trolling'

[Lateralthinking1]

Sad news. I like Hockney - and some of his work is outstandingly good. The locals note that a CCTV camera had recently been installed and proved useless. There are also the inevitable rumours about nearby gypsies. The money artists earn is not necessarily accepted by everyone in this era. He is also seen by many as a controversialist on smoking. The Guardian invited readers to respond to his views on that matter pictorially. Some were angry and submitted trash art. So there are all kinds of possibilities. The main one is that it is was the "work" of what the new zero tolerance police commissioner for Surrey describes as hoodlums.

[amateur51]

Very mean-spirited indeed.

I went to the London exhibition at the Royal Academy three times thanks to friends who are members and it never failed to invigorate me - truly a landmark exhibition for me.

Hockney is renowned for innovation, using new technologies as they become available so the ipad work was no surprise, except that anything an artist does in his 70s is always a surprise, I guess. He's always been very alive to the possibility of the masters of previous centuries using the available technology in their work and he made a TV programme about it.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

He's always been very alive to the possibility of the masters of previous centuries using the available technology in their work and he made a TV programme about it.

Yes, I really enjoyed that programme and have been waiting for a repeat

[Nick Armstrong]

he made a TV programme about it.

V good it was (see my #5 above).

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

V good it was (see my #5 above).

I think these are two different programmes. The other was about the possible use of optical projection by masters of centuries ago.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I think these are two different programmes. The other was about the possible use of optical projection by masters of centuries ago.

Yes, an older programme (from about 10-15 years ago) which tied in with this book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Knowledge-Rediscovering-techniques-Masters/dp/0500286388

[Nick Armstrong]

Yes, an older programme (from about 10-15 years ago) which tied in with this book:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Knowl.../dp/0500286388

Out with my surgical shoes....

I saw that too. Also v. good.

[amateur51]

I think these are two different programmes. The other was about the possible use of optical projection by masters of centuries ago.

That's the fella, EA

And here it is on youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKbFZIpNK10&feature=related