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When Hockney told AFP about his lockdown 'blessing' in France

When Hockney told AFP about his lockdown 'blessing' in France

Summary

British artist David Hockney talked to AFP in 2021 about how he spent the Covid-19 lockdown in France focusing on nature. During that time, he created over 220 digital drawings on an iPad, which were later shown in a Paris museum exhibition.

Key Facts

  • David Hockney passed away at age 88.
  • He spent the 2020 lockdown in Normandy, France.
  • Hockney created about 220 pictures during the lockdown.
  • All drawings were made using an iPad, his preferred tool.
  • The exhibition "A Year in Normandy" displayed these works in Paris.
  • Hockney said nature was his main inspiration during lockdown.
  • He compared his work to famous landscape painters like Claude Monet.
  • He believed that landscapes remain an interesting subject in art today.
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