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A review by christymaurer
A Bigger Message: Conversations with David Hockney by Martin Gayford
5.0
I have more to say than usual about this book, so I'll start by saying that even though I'm sure I drank this up because I'm an artist, I think others could enjoy it too. The concepts that are discussed are very accessible. So if you'd like learning about art but get turned off by the elitist discussion that often surrounds it, you won't find that here.
Reading this felt so exhilarating! A great deal of the book is Hockney describing his approach to landscape painting, and really delving into what he sees and feels when he looks out at a landscape. I felt like yelling "Yes! Yes! That's it exactly!" My paintings are totally different from his, but I felt so in tune with his passion, and his attitude. If someone wanted to know more about my work I could just plagiarize this book. ...Not that I would! But as an artist its just so exciting to feel that someone else thinks the way you do - if I met him he might understand me! Wow!
Ok, so aside from the personal connection to Hockney's landscape work there was plenty, plenty more of interest - his investigation into Caravaggio's work, his discussion of the impact of photography throughout history, his embrace of new technology, his connection between art and music. Love.
Reading this felt so exhilarating! A great deal of the book is Hockney describing his approach to landscape painting, and really delving into what he sees and feels when he looks out at a landscape. I felt like yelling "Yes! Yes! That's it exactly!" My paintings are totally different from his, but I felt so in tune with his passion, and his attitude. If someone wanted to know more about my work I could just plagiarize this book. ...Not that I would! But as an artist its just so exciting to feel that someone else thinks the way you do - if I met him he might understand me! Wow!
Ok, so aside from the personal connection to Hockney's landscape work there was plenty, plenty more of interest - his investigation into Caravaggio's work, his discussion of the impact of photography throughout history, his embrace of new technology, his connection between art and music. Love.