Explore world-renowned Bradford-born artist David Hockney's pioneering use of film and photography in our new exhibition.
Known for his paintings, David Hockney has also embraced using technology to create his art. Making visual 'collages' with still and video cameras, he captures the way we see scenes in real life. These works push the boundaries of how film and photographic technologies can record images with a true-to-life sense of time, scale and perspective.
As well as showcasing Hockney's video installation The Four Seasons: Woldgate Woods, the exhibition explores parallels with his early ‘joiner’ photocollages, one of which was made at the museum and shows the building in its early days as the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in 1985.
Gallery
David Hockney photographing the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, 18 July 1985.
National Science and Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library
David Hockney creating a joiner of the National Science and Media Museum, Bradford, 19 or 20 July 1985.
National Science and Media Museum / Science & Society Picture Library
David Hockney making “The Four Seasons, Woldgate Woods (Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Autumn 2010, Winter 2010)” 2010 © David Hockney
Photo Credit: Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima
David Hockney, "The Four Seasons, Woldgate Woods (Spring 2011, Summer 2010, Autumn 2010, Winter 2010)" 2010-2011
36 digital videos synchronized and presented on 36 55-inch monitors to comprise a single artwork
Exhibition Proof 1
205.74 x 1457.96 cm (81 x 574 Inches)
Duration: 4:21
© David Hockney
