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David Hockney — The Steering Wheel, Oct.
David Hockney

The Steering Wheel, Oct.

"The Steering Wheel, Oct." by David Hockney is a dynamic photographic collage that fragments the mundane interior of a car into a kaleidoscopic arrangement of multiple perspectives and moments in time. Hockney's signature "joiner" technique pieces together numerous individual photographs to reconstruct the steering wheel and surrounding dashboard, challenging the single-point perspective of traditional photography. The result is a visually rich composition that captures the experience of being inside a moving vehicle with a sense of depth, motion, and layered perception unique to Hockney's innovative approach.

Medium
Photographic collage.

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April 9, 2018

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David Hockney, The Steering Wheel, Oct.

"The Steering Wheel, Oct." by David Hockney is a dynamic photographic collage that fragments the mundane interior of a car into a kaleidoscopic arrangement of multiple perspectives and moments in time. Hockney's signature "joiner" technique pieces together numerous individual photographs to reconstruct the steering wheel and surrounding dashboard, challenging the single-point perspective of traditional photography. The result is a visually rich composition that captures the experience of being inside a moving vehicle with a sense of depth, motion, and layered perception unique to Hockney's innovative approach.

Medium
Photographic collage.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Analytical Mood, Photography, 20th Century, Mechanical Subject, Male Artist, Cubist Influence, Fragmented Perspective, Postmodern, British Artist, Contemporary Master, Experimental Format, Everyday Objects, Late 20th Century, Analytical Perspective, Neutral Tones, Photographic Collage, Abstract Composition

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