Movies: David Hockney

  • 1978
    Seeing Through Drawing

    Seeing Through Drawing (1978)

    Seeing Through Drawing

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    At the time the longest arts documentary the BBC had ever shown, this film is about the fascination and meaning of drawing; why we draw, what we draw, what has been drawn and how drawing differs from painting or photography. During the course of it ...

    Seeing Through Drawing
  • 2023
    David Hockney: In London

    David Hockney: In London (2023)

    David Hockney: In London

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    Filmed in his London studio, David Hockney sits down with Melvyn Bragg to discuss his remarkable life and career, illustrated by a wide range of his vibrant and joyous artworks....

    David Hockney: In London
  • 2003
    David Hockney: Double Portrait

    David Hockney: Double Portrait (2003)

    David Hockney: Double Portrait

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    The film charts David Hockney's return to the theme of the double portrait, using interviews with his family and closest friends to explore the personal and private nature of his art. It creates an intimate psychological portrait of the artist as he ...

    David Hockney: Double Portrait
  • 2023
    David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away)

    David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away) (2023)

    David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away)

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    Using large-scale projection in a remarkable new space, David Hockney takes us on a personal journey through sixty years of his art. Lightroom’s vast walls and revolutionary sound system enable us to experience the world through Hockney’s eyes. His l...

    David Hockney: Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away)
  • 1968
    Love's Presentation

    Love's Presentation (1968)

    Love's Presentation

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    'Love's Presentation' may be a time capsule of a rising art-world star, but it also pokes fun at the perspective of a celebrity profile. In its opening sequence, an antsy-looking Hockney squirms as a narrator reads aloud critic Jasia Reichardt’s intr...

    Love's Presentation
  • 2016
    Portraits

    Portraits (2016)

    Portraits

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    The 16-minute colour film observes Hockney smoking five cigarettes and thinking about painting in his Los Angeles studio, surrounded by a series of portrait paintings that featured in his 2016 exhibition at the RA (82 Portraits and 1 Still-life)...

    Portraits
  • 2025
    David Hockney: A Life in Art

    David Hockney: A Life in Art (2025)

    David Hockney: A Life in Art

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    David Hockney is one of the world's most successful and influential artists of our time. At 11, he wanted to be an artist. At 87, he's still creating new works. Happiest when making 'joyful' art, and always innovating with his iPad, his art has sold ...

    David Hockney: A Life in Art