Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the lost techniques of the Old Masters - Softcover

Hockney, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500286388 ISBN 13: 9780500286388

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

‘A remarkable book … Hockney has, just by looking, changed the history of art’ Andrew Marr

About this title

About the Author

David Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. He has produced work in almost every medium - painting, drawing, stage design, photography and printmaking - and has stretched the boundaries of all of them. Born in Bradford, England, in 1937, Hockney attended art school in London before moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s. There, he painted his famous swimming pool paintings. In a 2011 poll of more than 1,000 British artists, Hockney was voted the most influential British artist of all time. He continues to create and exhibit art.

From the Back Cover

The book that turned the art world on its head, now with new and exciting discoveries. Hockney takes his thesis further, demonstrating how Renaissance artists used mirrors and lenses to develop perspective and chiaroscuro radically challenging our view of how these two foundations of Western art were established.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500286388
• ISBN 13: 9780500286388
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 328