Cloudy skies do little to dampen the luminosity of this iPad drawing by David Hockney, now on view in a solo show of the artist’s new work at Pace Gallery. Created with the help of six iPads, this garden landscape scene is both disjointed – two different elevations combine at center, rain cloud patterns repeat – and harmonious thanks to continuous views of the flat, yellow-toned foreground. Made lively by shifting clouds and rings spreading on the water, the scene’s combination of perspectives and vivid colors turns an otherwise mundane garden scene into a delight for the senses. (On view in Chelsea through Feb 25th).
David Hockney, 10th – 22nd June 2021, Water Lilies in the Pond with Pots of Flowers, six iPad paintings comprising a single work, printed on two sheets of paper, mounted on Dibond, 82 ½ x 78 ½ inches, 2021.
Merrily Kerr is an art critic and writer based in New York. For more than 20 years, Merrily has published in international art magazines including Time Out New York, Art on Paper, Flash Art, Art Asia Pacific, Art Review, and Tema Celeste in addition to writing catalogue essays and guest lecturing. Merrily teaches art appreciation at Marymount Manhattan College and has taught for Cooper Union Continuing Education.
For more than a decade Merrily has crafted personalized tours of cultural discovery in New York's galleries and museums for individuals and groups, including corporate tours, collectors, artists, advertising agencies, and student groups from Texas Woman's University, Parsons School of Design, Chicago's Moody Institute, Cooper Union Continuing Education, Hunter College Continuing Education and other institutions. Merrily's tours have been featured in The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Sydney Morning Herald and Philadelphia Magazine.
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