YOUNGSTOWN, OH.- The Butler Institute of American Art in cooperation with L.A. Louver of Venice, CA presents an exhibition from one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. David Hockney: Yosemite which includes 8 iPad drawings depicting one of America’s most famous national parks, opened July 23, 2017 and on view in the museum at 524 Wick Avenue in Youngstown through September 24, 2017.

David Hockney: Yosemite is a selection of pieces from The Yosemite Suite, a collection of over two dozen prints in which the artist sought to capture the magnificent landscape during his 2010 and 2011 visits to California’s Yosemite Valley while embracing technology using a drawing application on his iPad. Working with immediacy to capture the moment, Hockney layered strokes of color on the touch screen canvas to express the light and texture he was experiencing in the presence of nature. The artist’s command of color inspires an energy and exuberance that transcends the physical realities of the landscape. Recognizing their visual potential beyond the screen, Hockney transformed the iPad drawings into prints.

“The Butler is honored to host the work of one of the world’s master artists, David Hockney”, states Butler Director, Louis Zona. “Ever experimenting, the Butler show was created by the artist on his iPad with the theme being Yosemite. The subject is particularly interesting to us since Thomas Hill’s 1900 painting Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite that is part of the the Butler Collection is hanging near Hockney’s interpretation of the great American national park.”

David Hockney was born into a working-class family in Bradford, England in 1937. From a young age, he admired a range of artists from Fragonard to Picasso. Hockney attended the Bradford College of Art, from the age of 16 and went on to study at the Royal College of Art in London where he experimented with many different art forms and received a gold medal in the graduate competition. He came to the United States to teach at the universities of Iowa, Colorado and California through most of the 1960’s. He then commuted between England and the United States until 1978 when he settled permanently in Los Angeles, where the city’s sleek modern appeal profoundly influenced his work. His most recognizable creations are those of brightly painted landscapes, portraits, and still lifes. He rose in the Pop Art Movement of the Sixties leaving a lasting impression making Hockney one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century.

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