David Hockney's Dog Days
by David Hockney
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Author: David HockneyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-09-25
ISBN: 0500286272
Number of pages: 80
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Book Reviews of David Hockney's Dog Days
Book Review: Not Just For Dachshund Owners!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book years ago, and the paintings are terrifically fresh and inspired. As a great dog lover, I almost hate to point out that most dog portraits don't have winds of creativity blowing through them. Hockney's dogs get special treatment, of course, because he is a great artist. They are perfect. Still, one longs to know what a Hockney of something like "h on Mulholland Drive." would look like. Or even better, a Piero della Francesca-esque treatment maybe: "Dachshund Sleeping Next to Henry Geldzahler."
Summary of David Hockney's Dog Days
"A charming collection?an essential book for the dachshund or Hockney lover."?The Mail on Sunday"From September 1993, I painted and drew my dogs. This took a certain amount of planning, since dogs are generally not interested in Art (I say generally only because I have now come across a singing dog). Food and love dominate their lives.
"I make no apologies for the apparent subject matter. These two dear little creatures are my friends. They are intelligent, loving, comical, and often bored. They watch me work; I notice the warm shapes they make together, their sadness and their delights. And, being Hollywood dogs, they somehow seem to know that a picture is being made."?David Hockney
David Hockney introduces his two dachshunds, Stanley and Boodgie, in this delightful collection. The result of both sharp observation and affection, these paintings and drawings are lyrical studies in form and design. A text by the artist gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how to work with models that don't necessarily want to sit still. 84 color illustrations.
David Hockney's Dog Days is the slightest of books, but that may be just fine for dachshund lovers, who will be its best audience. Hockney's drawings and paintings of his two dogs are full of tender love. They are "not very good models," he says. "One knock on the door is enough to make them leap up." So he paints them snoozing, mostly horizontal (as dachshunds usually are), and mostly on yellow and blue backgrounds, which can be monotonous. These are not the dachshunds of Pierre Bonnard, who made strange black holes in otherwise glorious canvasses. No matter: Hockney offers "no apologies." Speaking as a dog lover, he explains, "These two little creatures are my friends."
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