David Hockney's Fresh Flowers: Drawings on the iPhone and iPad
Oct 08, 2011 - Jan 01, 2012
The Institute for Contemporary Culture presents the North American debut of this cutting-edge exhibition, which reveals David Hockney鈥檚 extraordinary use of this novel new artistic medium and its impact on shaping visual culture today. Hockney is one of the world鈥檚 most acclaimed contemporary artists, and Fresh Flowers is his first major show in Canada in over two decades. The exhibition features approximately 200 iPhone and iPad drawings displayed on 20 iPod Touches and 20 iPads.
Hockney began working with the iPhone in 2008. Since then, he has created hundreds of finger-drawn images, ranging in subject matter from flowers and self-portraits to landscapes and still life. More than 20 Hockney drawings in the exhibition will feature playback animations, allowing viewers insight into the artist鈥檚 creative process as they view the works being drawn from start to finish. Fresh Flowers will also feature two films featuring Hockney working on an iPad, eight large-scale animated projections of recent iPad drawings, and a nine-minute triptych slide show with an additional 169 images.
Hockney began working with the iPhone in 2008. Since then, he has created hundreds of finger-drawn images, ranging in subject matter from flowers and self-portraits to landscapes and still life. More than 20 Hockney drawings in the exhibition will feature playback animations, allowing viewers insight into the artist鈥檚 creative process as they view the works being drawn from start to finish. Fresh Flowers will also feature two films featuring Hockney working on an iPad, eight large-scale animated projections of recent iPad drawings, and a nine-minute triptych slide show with an additional 169 images.
Fresh Flowers marks the ROM鈥檚 first WiFi accessible exhibition, so visitors can share their experience online, in real time.
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The Institute for Contemporary Culture presents the North American debut of this cutting-edge exhibition, which reveals David Hockney鈥檚 extraordinary use of this novel new artistic medium and its impact on shaping visual culture today. Hockney is one of the world鈥檚 most acclaimed contemporary artists, and Fresh Flowers is his first major show in Canada in over two decades. The exhibition features approximately 200 iPhone and iPad drawings displayed on 20 iPod Touches and 20 iPads.
Hockney began working with the iPhone in 2008. Since then, he has created hundreds of finger-drawn images, ranging in subject matter from flowers and self-portraits to landscapes and still life. More than 20 Hockney drawings in the exhibition will feature playback animations, allowing viewers insight into the artist鈥檚 creative process as they view the works being drawn from start to finish. Fresh Flowers will also feature two films featuring Hockney working on an iPad, eight large-scale animated projections of recent iPad drawings, and a nine-minute triptych slide show with an additional 169 images.
Hockney began working with the iPhone in 2008. Since then, he has created hundreds of finger-drawn images, ranging in subject matter from flowers and self-portraits to landscapes and still life. More than 20 Hockney drawings in the exhibition will feature playback animations, allowing viewers insight into the artist鈥檚 creative process as they view the works being drawn from start to finish. Fresh Flowers will also feature two films featuring Hockney working on an iPad, eight large-scale animated projections of recent iPad drawings, and a nine-minute triptych slide show with an additional 169 images.
Fresh Flowers marks the ROM鈥檚 first WiFi accessible exhibition, so visitors can share their experience online, in real time.
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