David Hockney, 83, says working has given him a ‘new lease of life’ as he prepares to unveil mammoth 288-ft long Bayeux tapestry inspired picture in Paris The 83-year-old has been in Normandy, France, painting the arrival of spring Royal Academy of Arts show will capture season with 116 of Hockney iPad prints Painter told … Read more
Scroll over, Beethoven! Music-lover David Hockney uses iPad to create this eye-catching tribute to legendary composer David Hockney painted Ludwig van Beethoven to celebrate his 250th birthday His drew the panting with a stylus on his iPad screen at his home in France A time-lapse video shows his technique of building up layers of colour and … Read more
Mystery buyer who paid £13m for a David Hockney masterpiece sold by the Royal Opera House to balance its books during coronavirus is revealed – as the ROH’s own billionaire chairman (and he’s letting them keep it on show) Covent Garden institution was forced to sell portrait of chief Sir David Webster Painting set to … Read more
Royal Opera House is selling David Hockney portrait of its former boss Sir David Webster in desperate bid to raise funds amid coronavirus pandemic The portrait will be auctioned and is expected to fetch between £11m and £18m Hockney painting depicts Sir David, who ran the opera house from 1945 to 1970 It comes after … Read more
Artist David Hockney lays into ‘bossy boots’ Boris Johnson’s anti-obesity junk food, alcohol and smoking crackdown – saying ‘you might live to 104… but call that living?’ Artists David Hockney, 83, has criticised the government’s plan to cut obesity Yesterday it was revealed that two thirds of UK adults are above a health weight Mr … Read more
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 … Read more
David Hockney has ignited a row about whether smoking could protect people from coronavirus. The artist is currently living in his home in Normandy where he has been painting a series of epic works – including a remarkable animation – depicting the transformation of his garden from winter to spring. But he has become embroiled … Read more
When world-famous artist David Hockney wrote a letter to the Daily Mail saying he believes smoking could protect people against the coronavirus many scoffed. Mr Hockney wrote: ‘Could it not be that smokers have developed an immune system to this virus? With all these figures coming out, it’s beginning to look like that to me.’ … Read more