David Hockney has always been an innovator, so it's no surprise that recent stages in his career have incorporated digital technologies. Since his earliest digital drawings released in the early 2000s, he has continued to experiment with computers, iPhones and iPads in the production of his artworks.

 

In 2009, Hockney began using his iPhone to document various scenes, particularly the sunrise from his home in Bridlington, "there was great advantage in this medium because it's backlit and I could draw in the dark. I didn't ever have to get out of bed. Everything I needed was on the iPhone" says Hockney. Then in 2010, he bought an iPad while in California and began documenting various concepts with a higher level of detail using the stylus. Hockney’s early digital experiments carry his signature visual language into unfamiliar territory. At a time when digital art was still in its infancy, Hockney approached it with the same openness and formal rigor that defines his entire practice.