Hockney: A Graphic Life
By (Author) Simon Elliott
Quarto Publishing PLC
Frances Lincoln
28th November 2023
28th September 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Individual artists, art monographs
Biography: arts and entertainment
759.2
Hardback
224
Width 170mm, Height 230mm
750g
Follow the journey of David Hockney's exceptional life in a unique graphic novel format.From his childhood in Bradford and early years making it as an artist, to his sun-drenched Los Angeles period, his triumphal return to the UK and his recent iPad drawings that proudly exclaim that spring cannot be cancelled, this charming biography traces the captivating life and times of David Hockney. Drawn entirely on an iPad in a fun, fully illustrated style - and in homage to Hockney's own iPad drawings - this is a colourful, thought-provoking and joyous story of one of the world's best-loved artists.
Simon Elliott is a criminal barrister, art obsessive and standup comedian. Inspired by Hockneys message spring cannot be cancelled, and with time to fill (thanks to Covid), Simon engrossed himself in all things Hockney, learned how to paint on an iPad and began a journey to create this colourful, joyous and thought provoking biography with a twist.