DAVID HOCKNEY ARRIVAL OF SPRING 2020 AT THE RA IN LONDON
It was incredibly busy, actually, it was packed to say it bluntly.
But still, I was glad to have seen it.
All the Ipad drawings, printed out on large boards, are all the same format shown in two rooms.
As Hockney, himself notes: working on the iPad requires the ability to draw and paint. Each work - which has been printed far larger than the screen on which it was created - allows you to see every mark and stroke of the artist’s hand.
Made in the spring of 2020, during a period of intense activity at his home in Normandy, this exhibition charts the unfolding of spring, from beginning to end, and is a joyous celebration of the seasons.
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