Art Appreciation: Hockney and Nature
Course details
Course code
Q00013903Course date
Number of classes
3 sessionsTimetable
Branch
Berkhamsted BranchTutor
Guest SpeakerFee range
How you'll learn
Venue
Friends Meeting House (Berkhamsted)289 High Street
Berkhamsted
HP4 1AJ
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Level of study
Entry Levels 1,2,3: If you have never studied this subject before and you’re not confident in your skills, Entry levels are a good starting point.
Level 1: Covers basic skills and knowledge needed for this subject
Level 2: Building on basic knowledge or experience. Similar to Grade 4/ C at GCSE or O level in England or Standards in Scotland.
Level 3: Learn about the topic in-depth and have a broad range of skills. Independent working Equivalent to an A level in England or Higher in Scotland.
Beginners: A perfect introduction if you have no experience and skills in this subject.
Improvers: The next step if you have basic skills or knowledge but want to progress them further.
Advanced: Build on the solid experience and skills you have in this subject, applying your skills and knowledge in a more complex way.
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Course overview
Course description
Our guest speaker, Roger Wotton, will begin by looking at several works that we all recognise as being by David Hockney and consider the way in which they were painted and the choice of subject matter. This will lead us to a description of his early years and his upbringing as a member of an intriguing family. David Hockney’s passionate interest in becoming an artist was nurtured by his time at the Bradford School of Art and later at the Royal College of Art in London, where he first became recognised by the wider art world. During his student days, he discovered the pleasures of a bohemian lifestyle that he certainly enjoyed after moving to Los Angeles, mixing with many other celebrities. Becoming famous – and thus able to sell works at high prices – gave Hockney the freedom to explore a wide variety of subjects and different ways of conveying what he saw, culminating in his recent work on the Yorkshire Wolds. He is fascinated by the way landscape changes through the seasons, and over longer time scales, and his way of seeing throws light on the nature of the natural world.
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