David Hockney and his struggle with Modernism at Duke Street Baptist Church
Talk, Tue 7 May 2019
Address
Duke Street,
Richmond,
TW9 1DH
Events at this Venue
date | event |
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Tue 1 May | Mosaics in Ravenna |
Mon 7 May | David Hockney and his Struggles with Modernism |
Mon 21 May | AGM & Talk Painting Plants with a Passion |
Mon 4 Jun | The Art of the Classic French Paperweight |
Tue 5 Jun | At Rest in Kew – Johann Zoffany |
Mon 2 Jul | AGM and Lecture: A Load of Old Balls |
Details
Speaker: Ray Warburton
At heart David Hockney is a figurative painter, painting people and places that he knows and have meaning for him. Yet as he was learning his trade, modern art was changing and new art movements from America were in the ascendency. After dabbling briefly with Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art, he embarked on a number of strategies that enabled him to continue painting people and places while at the same time being modern and cutting-edge. This lecture will focus on how these strategies played out in some of his most famous paintings including his great double portraits and swimming pool pictures.
Event details
Dates | Times |
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Tue 7 May 2019 | 19:00 |
Prices
Members: Free
Guests: £5 per person payable at the door.
NADFAS members: £4 payable at the door.
Students: Free, upon production of your student card
Location
Directions
Map reference: TQ 179750 Lat: 51.46171 Long: -0.30407
Parking: with charge
Accessible by Public Transport: 0 miles from Richmond station
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Facilities
On-site light refreshments
Public toilets