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Le Plongeur
David Hockney's excellent work in Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford.
It looks like a painting, however, Hockney created the image from pulped paper. After using a thin layer of white paper as a base, Hockney made coloured paper pulp, poured this into a metal stencil and then later pressed the mixture. ‘Le Plongeur’ is particularly interesting because water has so much to do with the medium of the work as well as the subject. To make the paper pulp, lots of water is used and then squeezed out.
During the early ‘60s Hockney arrived in Los Angeles where swimming pools were everywhere. Hockney was fascinated by water and loved the challenge that it presented to him. During his time in LA, Hockney produced a number of pictures of swimming pools, each time experimenting with representing the surface of the water. ‘Le Plongeur’ is part of this experimentation process.
Le Plongeur
David Hockney's excellent work in Cartwright Hall, Lister Park, Bradford.
It looks like a painting, however, Hockney created the image from pulped paper. After using a thin layer of white paper as a base, Hockney made coloured paper pulp, poured this into a metal stencil and then later pressed the mixture. ‘Le Plongeur’ is particularly interesting because water has so much to do with the medium of the work as well as the subject. To make the paper pulp, lots of water is used and then squeezed out.
During the early ‘60s Hockney arrived in Los Angeles where swimming pools were everywhere. Hockney was fascinated by water and loved the challenge that it presented to him. During his time in LA, Hockney produced a number of pictures of swimming pools, each time experimenting with representing the surface of the water. ‘Le Plongeur’ is part of this experimentation process.