20TH MARCH 2021, FLOWERS, GLASS VASE ON A TABLE, 2021

  • 20th March 2021, Flowers, Glass Vase on a Table, 2021, David Hockney
    20th March 2021, Flowers, Glass Vase on a Table, 2021
    iPad painting printed on paper
    89 x 63.5 cm, Edition of 50
    ©David Hockney
     
    In Flowers, Glass Vase on a Table, Hockney constructs a balanced and carefully observed still life. The composition centres a glass vase filled with a varied bouquet, each bloom articulated with confident, swift digital mark making. Purples, yellows and whites sit in deliberate contrast against the deep brown backdrop, which heightens the vividness of the palette. The blue checked tablecloth provides structure and a sense of domestic familiarity, grounding the lively arrangement in a real and intimate setting.
     
    The work demonstrates Hockney’s ongoing commitment to rethinking traditional still life through digital means. Using the iPad, he is able to capture changing light and shifting forms with precision and speed, retaining the immediacy of his visual response. When printed, the image maintains the clarity and energy of the original drawing, underlining how seamlessly Hockney integrates technology into his practice while continuing to explore timeless themes of colour, perception and the poetry of everyday objects.
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  • "It takes a long time to make it simple."

     
    -David Hockney
    Hockney’s relationship with flowers is rooted in close observation rather than sentimentality. He has returned to floral still life throughout his career because it offers a direct, daily encounter with change. A flower’s colour shifts with light, its structure alters by the hour and its presence is temporary. For Hockney, this makes it an ideal subject to test how we truly see. Flowers allow him to explore perception at its most immediate scale, colour, form and time unfolding right in front of him.