deyoungmuseum:In this 9-canvas painting, “Bigger Trees Nearer...

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In this 9-canvas painting, “Bigger Trees Nearer Water, Winter 2008,” David Hockney uses an art-historical trope that can also be seen in The Sermon on the Mount, the subject of his subsequent 2010 painting, “A Bigger Message.” By placing the majority of the image’s content in the center of the canvas, with varying perspectives receding off to either side, Hockney guides the viewer’s gaze upward. In this way, Hockney forces his viewer to look up and increases the already monumental experience of the work. http://buzz.mw/bidyg_l

David Hockney (British, b. 1937). “Bigger Trees Nearer Warter, Winter 2008.” Oil on 9 canvases © David Hockney. Photo Credit: Richard Schmidt

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