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The most remarkable autobiographical work any artist, scientist, or man of letters of his generation has written
- Times Literary Supplement
David Hockney is one of the most popular of living artists. He as been lionized by the fashionable and has become a cult figure for the young. Yet he has shown an astonishing ability to turn his back on all the fuss, and an extraordinary capacity for renewal and invention, for unexpected new departures.
In this witty, candid, and revealing account of himself, which is in the tradition of Cellini's Autobiography, Hockney tells of
- his early years in art school
- his studies at the Royal Collage of Art in London
- his sojourn in California which inspired his best known paintings, drawings and prints and where an exhibition at the Louvre in 1974 confirmed his international reputation
Almost all of Hockney's paintings and graphic works to date, as well as many of his drawings, are reproduced here. In this respect, the book serves as an oeuvre catalogue , although its structure follows the narrative of Hockney's text and is relatively informal.
The story, informative and humorous, is full of descriptions of his work, anecdotes about himself, other artists, and friends, his thoughts about art, and his ambiguous relationship with abstract and other current art styles.
Above all, it is the story not so much of someone who has achieved something and is happy to rest there, but of an artist who is ceaselessly striving to improve his art, and to learn how to interpret the world around him through his artistry and imagination.
CONDITION: Hard cover with DJ, moderate wear to DJ, newly encased in mylar cover for your collection. 311 pages including index, book in crisp clean condition. Print date 1982. 434 illustrations, including 60 plates in full color.
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