Hockney, Printmaker
Marking the 60th anniversary
of David Hockney’s prolific career as a printmaker this exhibition will present
over 60 works by the Yorkshire born artist, charting a print career, which
began in 1954. It was a career furthered almost by accident when he discovered
that the printmaking department at London’s Royal College of Art gave out free
materials; a boon for the impoverished, working class student.
Focusing on Hockney’s two
main print techniques – etching and lithography – the exhibition, curated by
Richard Lloyd, Head of Prints at Christie’s, gives an informative, enlightening
and entertaining overview of the artist’s graphic career to date, while
revealing the thought processes and technical expertise underlying the works.
The show includes well-known
works such as A Rake’s Progress – Hockney’s first major etching project – modeled
on William Hogarth’s eponymous set of prints; his Weather series and
Swimming Pool prints.
The show will also comprise
portraits of some of Hockney’s famous sitters and friends, including his muse,
the fashion designer Celia Birtwell. Later works will feature a selection of
prints created using photocopiers, plus examples of his computer drawings
including Rain on the Studio Window – a forerunner to his celebrated IPad
works.
For further information
visit the Bowes Museum website @
Hockney, Printmaker
7 June – 28 September 2014
Marking the 60th anniversary
of David Hockney’s prolific career as a printmaker this exhibition will present
over 60 works by the Yorkshire born artist, charting a print career, which
began in 1954. It was a career furthered almost by accident when he discovered
that the printmaking department at London’s Royal College of Art gave out free
materials; a boon for the impoverished, working class student.
Focusing on Hockney’s two
main print techniques – etching and lithography – the exhibition, curated by
Richard Lloyd, Head of Prints at Christie’s, gives an informative, enlightening
and entertaining overview of the artist’s graphic career to date, while
revealing the thought processes and technical expertise underlying the works.
The show includes well-known
works such as A Rake’s Progress – Hockney’s first major etching project – modeled
on William Hogarth’s eponymous set of prints; his Weather series and
Swimming Pool prints.
The show will also comprise
portraits of some of Hockney’s famous sitters and friends, including his muse,
the fashion designer Celia Birtwell. Later works will feature a selection of
prints created using photocopiers, plus examples of his computer drawings
including Rain on the Studio Window – a forerunner to his celebrated IPad
works.
For further information
visit the Bowes Museum website @
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