Hockney Inspired Digital Collage.pdf

Hockney
Inspired
Digital
Collage
Photo
Cubism

Meet
David
Hockney
David Hockney (born 1937) is
a British born artist who lives
in Los Angeles.
He began his career as a
painter, and it is earliest
paintings that have earned
him the label of Pop Artists.
Many people consider
Hockney a Pop Artist because
his first paintings were light
hearted and showed common
scenes, much like the work of
other Pop artists.
David Hockney, 1967, A Lawn
Being Sprinkled.

Later…
From 1973-1975 he lived in
Paris and worked with two of
Picasso’s printers.
During this time he made
etchings in memory of Picasso,
who he greatly admired.
It is very possible that
Picasso’s cubist paintings
inspired the photo collages
that Hockney began creating
in the 1980’s.
First Collage Style was the
“Grid” Collage
David Hockney, 1982, Kasmin

Cubism
Inspira>on
Picasso Cubism 1930’s Hockney Photo Collage 1980’s

Hockney’s
Style
In addition to the grid collages, Hockney created collages
by overlapping photographs.
David Hockney, 1985,
Place Furstenberg, Paris

David Hockney, Pearblossom Hwy., 11th-18th April, 1986, #2, 1986
Photographic collage of chromogenic prints, 78 x 111 in
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

David Hockney

David Hockney, Chair

Project
Instruc>ons
Create 2 Hockney inspired Photo collages
Picture must recreate either a … Portrait,
Landscape, or an Object
You must use at least 20 (or more) photographs in
your final image.
You may complete the “cubist” collage digitally in
Photoshop (using layers) OR print your images and
create a real collage on a poster board.

Important
Remember: it doesn’t have to match up perfectly.
The imperfections are what make this style so
interesting.
IMPORTANT: Do not crop images in Photoshop or
with scissors (use what you have)! Take multiple
pictures of the scene in front of you and choose
the best pictures for your Hockney collage.
NOTE: If you create your collage digitally, try
adding a drop shadow to each layer to make it
look more 3D.

Photoshop
Direc>ons
Create a new blank document size 11x14
Open all your photos in Photoshop and resize your
images with the longest size at 3 inches
Drag images to your new canvas
Arrange images (do not crop images)
Add a stroke or a drop shadow to each image layer to
create a 3D collage effect.
Save your work!