THAT'S THE WAY SEE IT

In this book, one of the most critically acclaimed and universally popular artists of modern times describes his life and work since the mid-1970s. David Hockney has forged a new way of seeing through an intense exploration of a variety of forms. Working in almost every medium - painting, drawing, stage design, photography and printmaking - he has stretched the boundaries of all of them. He has undertaken a singular and ambitious experiment with ways of seeing and ways of representing sight - ranging from his paintings, with their challenges to perspective and brilliant colors, to his vivid multi-dimensional photo-collages and his fax art, computer printings and colored laser prints. Constantly questioning, seeking, taking nothing for granted, Hockney has in his own way transformed our understanding of how we perceive the world and how art can alter our vision.