David Hockney, born in
1937, is an English artist,
who is now based in
California. David Hockney
was an important
contributor to the British
Pop Art scene of the
1960's.David Hockney is
considered by many to be
one of the most influential
modern artists of our times.
David Hockney is one
of the most famous
British artists of the
20th century who
became world-famous
as a painter before
turning his attention to
photography. As a
photographer,
Hockney’s work is often
an odd sort of
photomontage, a giant
image made up of
many smaller
photographs.
At first glance, Hockney’s
photomontages are the kind of
things that would make most
people go, “Huh.” They kind of
look like an amateur
photographer’s first attempts to
make a panorama by taking
multiple photos of the same
scene while moving the
camera. But the photos don’t
stitch together properly, and the
seams are obvious and it all
just seems a little odd. They’re
interesting, but if you don’t
understand the context,
Hockney’s photomontages are
too easy to brush off.
David Hockney Week
Key points to remember
•Take a series of digital pics (100 shots?)
•Set your camera to the lowest file size
Vary
• Perspective
• Depth of field
• Close up
• Extreme close up
• Landscape
• Shot all around the subject
You are not just stitching together a pananoramic
The final assemblage will be one 8.5”X11” digital print or several smaller
prints that total 2 - 8.5”X11” prints