From Hockney's charcoal sketches to the London townhouse where Vincent fell in love with his landlady's daughter
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There are intriguing contrasts and unexpected similarities between the simplest means and the most sophisticated technology in Hockney's latest exhibition of modern plein air landscapes. He shows charcoal drawings alongside iPad sketches: the stark light and shadow of the traditional drawings beside the synthesised colours of art made on a machine. But the same hand and eye shaped both. And, as Hockney would insist, the same heart.
Annely Juda Fine Art, London W1S, from 8 May until 12 July.
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Published on May 02, 2014 05:30