Upon Reflection: Andre Kertesz and David Hockney

A little bit more about David Hockney, as it’s his 80th birthday – a repost from February

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Here is just one quick example of Andre Kertesz’ work with shadow – which repays close observation.

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It reminds me of David Hockney – here in Portrait of an artist (Pool with 2 figures) painted by David Hockney (below)

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Hockney was so absorbed with the reflections within water that he painted the bottom of his pool with physical blue curves, to give that sense of movement:

D-Hockney-w-model-in-pool-copy-1.jpeg EDavid Hockney with a model in the pool at Hockney’s house, 1978 photo by Michael Childers 

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