{"product_id":"david-hockney-the-arrival-of-spring-normandy-2020-hardcover","title":"David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hockney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdith Devaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hockney's uplifting iPad drawings of the arrival of spring near his house and studio in Normandy, France.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the beginning of 2020, just as global Covid-19 restrictions were coming into force, the artist David Hockney was at his house, studio and garden in Normandy. From there, he witnessed the arrival of spring, and recorded the blossoming of the surrounding landscape on his iPad, a medium he has been using for over a decade. Working outdoors was an antidote to the anxiety of the moment for Hockney - 'We need art, and I do think it can relieve stress, ' he says. \u003cbr\u003e This uplifting publication - produced to accompany a major exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts - includes 116 of his new iPad paintings and shows to full effect Hockney's singular skill in capturing the exuberance of nature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of sixteen novels, among them \u003ci\u003eA Good Man in Africa\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eAn Ice Cream War\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eAny Human Heart\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003e Restless\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and \u003ci\u003eTrio\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). \u003cb\u003eEdith Devaney\u003c\/b\u003e is Contemporary Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7 x 9.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45313289420935,"sku":"9781912520640","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8i08pilWd59781912520640.webp?v=1784803812","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/david-hockney-the-arrival-of-spring-normandy-2020-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}