David Hockney : The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020

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'Created while sheltering in place at his home in the French countryside last year as the first wave of lockdowns swept the globe, the serial landscapes - including water lilies àl a Monet and fruit trees slowly bursting into bloom - speak to the liberating power of creativity' - Harper's Bazaar A beautifully illustrated and uplifting book of David Hockney's new iPad drawings At the beginning of 2020, just as global Covid-19 restrictions were coming into force, the artist David Hockney was at his house, studio and garden in Normandy. From there, he witnessed the arrival of spring, and recorded the blossoming of the surrounding landscape on his iPad, a method of drawing he has been using for over a decade. Drawing outdoors was an antidote to the anxiety of the moment for Hockney - 'We need art, and I do think it can relieve stress,' he says.This uplifting publication - produced to accompany a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts - includes 116 of the new iPad drawings and shows to full effect Hockney's singular skill in capturing the exuberance of nature. The book begins with an interview with the show's curator, Edith Devaney, in which Hockney discusses his heralding of the spring. Details Author: Edith Devaney, Contemporary Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, London Hardcover: 168 pages | 140 colour illustrations Date published: June 2021 Language: English ISBN: 978-1912520640 Product Dimensions: 25.0 x 17 cm Show more