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Jun 19, 2019 · A new 4K restoration screens at the Metrograph this week. David Hockney completing “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” in the semi-fictional documentary film “A Bigger Splash ...
Jun 21, 2019 · But “A Bigger Splash” doesn’t have much water or sun, except in paintings or staged dream sequences. After the pouty Schlesinger leaves Hockney, the painter, whose platinum blonde hair and oversize black-rimmed spectacles made him an iconic pop art figure even as his painting split the difference between Warhol (the pop feel), Matisse (the color) and Francis Bacon (the anxiety, more ...
Jul 28, 2020 · Product Description. A Bigger Splash is an intimate and innovative film about English-born, California-based artist David Hockney and his work, honoring its subject through creative risk-taking. Director Jack Hazan creates an improvisatory narrative-nonfiction hybrid featuring Hockney, a wary participant, as well as his circle of friends ...
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A Bigger Splash, 1967 Acrylic on canvas 96 x 96" Tate, U.K.
Aug 27, 2019 · A Bigger Splash is one of David Hockney ’s most iconic works, combining his fascination with California in the 1960’s with his investigation of the relationship between painting and performance. In this article, Singulart investigates Hockney’s famous painting in the context of the artist’s career and the artistic landscape of the late ...
Oct 16, 1974 · A Bigger Splash: Directed by Jack Hazan. With David Hockney, Peter Schlesinger, Celia Birtwell, Henry Geldzahler. Semi-fictionalized documentary biopic of British artist David Hockney.
About A Bigger Splash. David Hockney’s 1967 painting, “A Bigger Splash,” is an iconic piece depicting a sun-drenched swimming pool in California. At approximately 94 x 94 inches, it was painted with acrylic and is one of Hockney’s most famous works. The painting features a modernist building and an empty chair against the backdrop of an ...
