David Hockney: Pleasures of the Eye

Duration: 95

Year Published: 1997

Creator: Facets Multimedia

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Chronicles the artistic life of British painter David Hockney, who now lives in California. Inspired by Matisse, Hockney specializes in still life paintings showing great diversity and spontaneity. With age and loss of hearing, Hockney has become increasingly interested in space and perspective, and is heavily influenced by his immediate environment. Follows Hockney as he explains certain aspects of his paintings and his thoughts while working on them, as well as his gratitude for his life and the simple elements of beauty he finds everywhere.