A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash by David Hockney resonates across time with its familiar, fresh image. Painted in 1967, this masterpiece feels new no matter when you check it out. Sure, modern classic sounds like an oxymoron. But it’s also a fitting phrase for this piece. That’s thanks to its split second splash. It would be hard enough to capture this with a camera. The impossibility of painting such an event in person thus feels photographic. It’s of-the-moment – splash in a flash.
David Hockney catapulted the Pop Art movement in England. Then he fell in love with Los Angeles, California and its beautiful boys. In a way, this works as a portrait of one. It’s the momentary absence of a boy. He slid into the cool blue and left only a memory with a white brushstroke behind. This points to love and its absence, a reality in every relationship. One moment we’re mad for each other and in the next, we’re apart. It’s a vivid new take on humanity’s oldest story.
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