David Hockney is a Vogue cover star with his painting of golden wheat fields to illustrate a return to nature in the post-Covid world
- David Hockney’s vibrant landscape will feature on the cover of August’s Vogue
- The themed edition, called Reset, is all about the post-Covid return to nature
- The landscape piece, titled Wheat Field Near Fridaythorpe, features rolling hills
David Hockney’s vibrant landscape will grace the cover of August’s themed edition, called Reset, which is all about the return to nature in the post-Covid world
With its rolling hills and golden wheat fields, it is an image more worthy of Country Life than a fashion bible.
But Vogue has opted for a radical new look this season – finding an equally lovely substitute for its typical starry cover girls.
David Hockney’s vibrant landscape will grace the cover of August’s themed edition, called Reset, which is all about the return to nature in the post-Covid world.
The piece, titled Wheat Field Near Fridaythorpe, was released as part of his celebrated collection of East Yorkshire landscapes in 2005.
For the issue, British Vogue editor Edward Enninful commissioned 14 special covers – this one by Hockney, as well as others by artists and photographers including David Bailey, Nadine Ijewere and Tim Walker.
‘British Vogue’s August Issue, Reset, is not only beautiful and poignant, but also highlights that at the core of everything is our planet,’ he said.
‘I very much hope 2020 signals a reset in our relationship to nature.’
The issue is available digitally and on newsstands on July 3.
Vogue has opted for a radical new look this season – finding an equally lovely substitute for its typical starry cover girls