Lesson 2: Film 1 - Lense-Hockney

 - Who is David Hockney? Some people don’t believe his stories. Do you? Why?

David Hockney is an English painter, born on July 9th, 1937 and is still living to this day at the age of eighty-six. He is mostly known for making pop art, since he was involved in the pop art movement during the 1960s, and is considered one of the most influential British artists in the 20th century (www.tate.org.uk). Hockney did not get married, he came out as gay in his 20s and his partner currently is Jean-Pierre Gonclaves de Lima, who works with Hockney in his studio. In terms of his stories, I can believe that he used lenses to further investigate a work of art and to make a piece of his own artwork as well, also using different types of techniques along the way as well in terms of making different styles of artwork.


 

- What was the Secret Knowledge? Does it change the way you look at the painting? Why?

Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters was a book that David Hockney made and wrote, published in 2001, down the road he would go on to release a newer and more expanded version of the book, published in 2006. It shows the reader how old artists used to make their paintings back in the day, almost like coordinates or blueprints hence near the end of the video. It also



shows how artists use lens when it comes to investigating their artwork. To me, this doesn’t change how I view art as a whole, I normally enjoy just viewing the art, minus using the lens, but I will pay attention to the details in terms of paintings as well.


- What methods did Hockney use to tell his story? What were the most effective? Why?

In terms of what methods was used to make his story, he used focal length and using a lens to calculate that one of the pieces that he has on his wall has a depth of field problem. I mentioned this because Hockney mentioned that in terms to look for evidence in terms of art, lenses and mirrors make pictures pop out more as a whole. To sum it all up, the main techniques he used involved different lenses and mirrors to create an image and make it stand out. The other method is a photography related one, in which he used a Polaroid in the 1980s, making both landscape and portrait collages, calling them joiners (www.printed-editions.com). To me, I feel like the most effective technique would be the lenses, using the light to bounce off the mirrors and illuminate the canvas as well.

Sources used: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/david-hockney-1293


https://www.printed-editions.com/blog/david-hockney-photography/#:~:text=David%20Hockney%20photography%20has%20a,composed%20a%20patchwork%20of%20images.


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