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.About the seriesTASCHEN is 40! 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. Today 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.
"Aunque he comprado varias oportunidades en esta página y la recomiendo mucho, lamentablemente este libro me llegó en muy malas condiciones. Debidamente me devolvieron el dinero, de todas formas, espero que este proveedor mejore su servicio para que se pueda pedir sin problemas!"
Daniel Santiago Suarez Tellez Jueves 03 de Junio, 2021"Las reproducciones de las obras son excelentes, variadas y organizadas cronológicamente desde la década de 1950 hasta 2016. El texto es básico y de recorrido biográfico, como es usual de Taschen, no es análisis profundo de la obra de Hockney. El tamaño del libro es pequeño (16.5 x 22.5cm) pero lo compensa el relativo bajo precio, la gran cantidad de imágenes que contiene y su calidad de impresión. "