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He first visited the Californian city in In , he went back to Los Angeles and moved into an apartment in the city. It was there that Hockney, in his new sun-soaked environment, created the Splash paintings between and No votes yet. Disclaimer Images We do our best to use images that are open source. Accuracy Our writing can be punchy but we do our level best to ensure the material is accurate. Visits If you are planning to see an artwork, please keep in mind that while the art we cover is held in permanent collections, pieces are sometimes removed from display for renovation or traveling exhibitions.
David Hockney. Tate Britain. Acrylic paint, Canvas. Catalog Number. Saher Sohail. California, here I…come? The edge of the canvas has been left unpainted which produces the suggestion of a photographic print. And, like a photograph, A Bigger Splash captures a moment in time.
Hockney has said that, when creating this painting, he loved the idea of taking two weeks to produce an image of an event that lasts only two seconds. But a photograph can only show the viewer what the camera sees.
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