Martin Gayford

A masterfully narrated account of painting in London from the Second World War to the 1970s, illustrated throughout with documentary photographs and works of art The development of painting in London from the Second World War to the 1970s is the story of interlinking friendships, shared experiences and artistic concerns among a number of acclaimed artists, including Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Frank...

„Historia obrazów rozpoczęła się w jaskini i tymczasem kończy się na iPadzie. Kto wie, w jakim kierunku pójdzie?” - David Hockney. Wyrusz wraz z Davidem Hockneyem i Martinem Gayfordem oraz ilustratorką Rose Blake w podróż po historii obrazów. Wspólnie z nimi odkryjesz dzieła sztuki w zadziwiająco różnych miejscach: na ścianach jaskiń, w laptopach, telefonach, czasopismach, gazetach, grach wideo i książkach....

We have lost touch with nature, rather foolishly as we are a part of it, not outside it. This will in time be over and then what? What have we learned?... The only real things in life are food and love, in that order, just like [for] our little dog Ruby... and the source of art is love. I love life.' David Hockney On turning eighty, David Hockney sought out rustic tranquility for the first time: a...