They provide an insight into Hockney's remarkable versatility, from fax machine drawings to the iPad, and confirms his gift as
a true draughtsman while Abstract Expressionism was king.
Not exact matches
Considered a pioneer of socially engaged art, these drawings belie Beuys» more rebellious streak, but they show the artist as a great
draughtsman and someone who has a
true interest in human nature.
The drawings themselves are refined and spare, imbued with a
true classical
draughtsman's eye for nuance and detail, in a unique approach to depicting contemporary artifacts.
Whether or not you subscribe to this version of events (and there are persuasive arguments both for and against), it is certainly
true that it is only now that the Lancastrian painter and
draughtsman is, finally, getting the Tate treatment, with a survey of his industrial landscapes at Tate Britain until 20 October.