Some Fax Prints

David Hockney

1988 · Faxes and photocopies of faxes · Drawings and Prints

A keen adopter of innovative technologies, Hockney has long experimented with new machines, software, and modes of picture making. In 1988 he began creating faxed drawings of subjects familiar to his practice since his school days, including portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. Adapting his drawing technique to the machine’s specificities, Hockney used opaque gray, for instance, to render halftones in the final product.

Artist

David Hockney

Date

1988

Medium

Faxes and photocopies of faxes

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Kay Bearman, 2016