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David Hockney — The Ashtray, Sunday Morning, Tokyo Feb.
David Hockney

The Ashtray, Sunday Morning, Tokyo Feb.

A vibrant photographic collage by David Hockney capturing the intimate details of an ashtray observed on a quiet Sunday morning in Tokyo. True to Hockney's signature Cubist-inspired approach to photography, the work fragments and reassembles multiple perspectives and moments in time, creating a dynamic, layered portrait of an everyday object. Presented in the artist's original frame, the piece transforms a mundane subject into a rich exploration of perception and the passage of time.

Medium
Photographic collage, in the artist's original frame.

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October 8, 2015

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David Hockney, The Ashtray, Sunday Morning, Tokyo Feb.

A vibrant photographic collage by David Hockney capturing the intimate details of an ashtray observed on a quiet Sunday morning in Tokyo. True to Hockney's signature Cubist-inspired approach to photography, the work fragments and reassembles multiple perspectives and moments in time, creating a dynamic, layered portrait of an everyday object. Presented in the artist's original frame, the piece transforms a mundane subject into a rich exploration of perception and the passage of time.

Medium
Photographic collage, in the artist's original frame.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodern Art, Geometric, Assemblage, Living Artist, Photography, Contemplative Mood, Everyday Object, Conceptual, Male Artist, Photograph, Cubist Influence, Mixed Media, Fragmented Perspective, British Artist, Pop Art, Urban, Everyday Objects, Late 20th Century, Ashtray, Modern, Contemporary Art, Celebrated Modern Master, Multi-Colored, Playful, British, Colorful, Warm Tones, Still Life, Photographic Collage, Contemporary, Living Master, Travel Photography

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Jonathan Murray, Alex Capecelatro, Richard Caswell, Sebastián In Situ, John McNally, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Andrew P. Cooper, Lisa Rembrandt, Art Institute of Chicago, Nick Phoenix , Derek Jones