Tag Archives: David Hockney

Hockney and Artist Statements

Posted on June 9, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Another contribution to the discussion about artists and their statements about their work came to light yesterday via Twitter. There was a link to several quotations by David Hockney on a site called Brainy Quote. The one that appealed to me … Continue reading →

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Art on the Telly

Posted on April 27, 2013 by notes to the milkman

“Picasso, Matisse, Hockney, Bourgeois, Freud; where did you first encounter the great art and artists of the last 100 years? Most likely on television, which has done more than any other medium to popularise the visual arts in Britain” This … Continue reading →

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Daytripper – Part 1

Posted on April 26, 2013 by notes to the milkman

Yesterday morning, I went down to London for the day. Yesterday evening, I crawled into bed absolutely knackered, but having seen the London Original Print Fair at the Royal Academy (the main reason for the trip), the Cutting Edge of … Continue reading →

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Hockney – Art, Architecture and Assistants

Posted on March 20, 2013 by notes to the milkman

“Who is not struck by the haunting oddness of David Hockney’s Bridlington house, a seaside villa of little charm and no architectural distinction whatsoever? Looking at the pictures, you can almost smell the damp and the must, sense the ghosts … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile in the North in 2013… Part 1 – Greater Manchester

Posted on January 1, 2013 by notes to the milkman

OK, I mean North of England! Having said that, I have enjoyed a couple of trips to Edinburgh to see exhibitions and was annoyed recently when a discovered a Rembrandt exhibition a week before it finished in Glasgow so didn’t … Continue reading →

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Richard Dorment’s Year of Art

Posted on December 16, 2012 by notes to the milkman

Today’s Review in the Daily Telegraph was dedicated to a review of the year in the arts. Richard Dorment looked at some of the various exhibitions which have been on this year, several of which I have visited myself and … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on November 21, 2012 by notes to the milkman

Regular readers will know that my regularly delivered rag is the Daily Telegraph. Today I saw the Guardian at the local supermarket and the picture on the front page caused me to shell out £1.20 for a copy. As it … Continue reading →

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Damien Hirst and Fakes Part Deux

Posted on May 17, 2012 by notes to the milkman

I know I’ve already discussed the old problem of fakes, and I’ve also written about Mr Hirst. However I am currently reading “Rembrandt’s Secret” by Alex Connor. It isn’t really a spoiler to say that the plot of the book … Continue reading →

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