Yosemite No. 23, 2010: iPad print by David Hockney

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Yosemite No. 23 is an iPad drawing by David Hockney from the artist’s Yosemite Suite. The composition portrays the Ahwahnee Hotel within Yosemite National Park, rendered with textured stone walls and orange-trimmed balconies set before towering purple cliffs and framed by stylised pine trees and manicured greenery. Hockney uses vivid tonal contrasts and layered digital brushwork to create depth and atmosphere throughout the scene, while the architectural structure of the hotel introduces balance and perspective within the surrounding landscape. The work reflects Hockney’s continued exploration of observation, colour, and the expressive possibilities of digital drawing.

Created entirely on iPad, the Yosemite Suite marked a significant development in Hockney’s digital practice, combining traditional landscape observation with contemporary technology. Produced during the artist’s engagement with Yosemite National Park, the series captures changing light, texture, and spatial relationships with immediacy and precision. The Yosemite works are now regarded among the most important digital landscapes within Hockney’s wider body of prints and editions, demonstrating how digital media could expand the visual language of contemporary landscape art.

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