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‘A Bigger Splash‘, David Hockney, 1967 on display at Tate Britain.
- Understanding David Hockney's a Bigger Splash
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- Understanding David Hockney's a Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash is a large pop art painting by British artist David Hockney.Measuring 242.5 centimetres (95.5 in) by 243.9 centimetres (96.0 in), it depicts a swimming pool beside a modern house, disturbed by a large splash of water created by an unseen figure who has apparently just jumped in from a diving board.
- 242.5 cm × 243.9 cm (95.5 in × 96.0 in)
- David Hockney
- 1967
A Bigger Splash, by David Hockney, 1967, at the Tate Modern, London. A Bigger Splash, Pop art acrylic painting created in 1967 by British artist David Hockney. This large and striking work is one of several pictures of California swimming pools that Hockney painted. Hockney’s colleague R.B. Kitaj commented, “It is a rare event in modern art ...
But a photograph can only show the viewer what the camera sees. “A Bigger Splash” reveals what an artist of David Hockney’s stature sees. Artist David Hockney. Type: Painting. Material: Acrylic on canvas. Accession Number: T03254. Dimensions: H 242.5 x W 243.9 cm. Credit: Tate Britain.
Jan 30, 2023 · David Hockney’s A Bigger Splash (1967) painting was partly inspired by a photograph of a pool he found in a book as well as the influence Los Angeles had on him when he traveled there in 1963, notably the architecture, climate, and relaxed way of life. Reportedly, the house was based on Hockney’s drawings of a California-styled house.
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Jul 14, 2002 · Hockney, David. A Bigger Splash. 1967; Acrylic on canvas, 242.5 x 243.9 cm (95 1/2 x 96 in) A Bigger Splash was painted in Califomia in the early summer of 1967. It is a record of a typical warm, sunny, cloudless day; from the position of the shadows cast by the eaves of the building and the chair, it appears to be midday when the sun is ...
