2ND MARCH 2021, A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME TULIPS, 2021

  • 2ND MARCH 2021, A CLOSER LOOK AT SOME TULIPS, 2021, David Hockney
    2nd March 2021, A Closer Look at Some Tulips, 2021
    iPad painting printed on paper, 89 x 63.5 cm
    Edition of 50
    ©David Hockney
     
    In A Closer Look at Some Tulips, Hockney brings the viewer right up to the subject, heightening the intimacy of the still life. The three tulips rise cleanly from a tall white vase, their soft pink petals built through quick, confident digital strokes that retain the freshness of direct observation. The deep brown background strips the scene of any visual noise, while the red-and-cream tablecloth adds pattern and structure beneath the arrangement. Every mark feels alive, as if Hockney is tracking the tulips in real time rather than composing them for display.
     
    This iPad work reflects his ongoing effort to rethink still life for a contemporary audience. The digital medium allows him to respond instantly to the smallest change in light or colour, preserving the moment before it shifts. Printed at scale as a limited edition of 50, the work keeps the immediacy of a sketch while gaining physical presence. It is a focused study that reveals how much visual drama can exist in a simple vase of flowers when attention is held tight and the world is seen up close.
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  • "I believe that the very process of looking can make a thing beautiful."

     

    - David Hockney

    Hockney’s relationship with nature is not sentimental. It is investigative. He thrives on the fact that the natural world refuses to sit still. Light changes by the second, blossoms open and collapse, colours recalibrate with the weather. That constant flux keeps him alert. Nature becomes his sharpest critic, always asking whether he is really paying attention. He is drawn to what most people overlook because that is where the real action is.