23rd March 2021, Flowers In A Milk Bottle
23rd March 2021, Flowers In A Milk Bottle
Signed Print
David Hockney
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89 x 64cm, Edition of 50, Digital Print
Meaning & Analysis
23rd March 2021, Flowers In A Milk Bottle by David Hockney is an iPad painting printed on paper, created during his stay in Normandy, France. This digital still life depicts a floral arrangement of three different-coloured roses in a milk bottle, with the stems of the flowers visible through the clear bottle.
The work features a milk bottle containing three flowers - one white, one yellow, and one pink - set against a dark background, with a red checkered tablecloth providing depth and context.
This work is part of a series of floral studies produced during Hockney's time in Normandy throughout the pandemic, where he focused on capturing the region's natural elements. The digital medium enabled Hockney to work quickly, resulting in a contemporary interpretation of the traditional still life genre - artworks depicting inanimate objects, often in domestic settings.
In this piece, Hockney uses the iPad's features to layer and blend colours, capturing the appearance of the flowers' petals and the translucent quality of the milk bottle, which reflects a sunbeam on its glass surface and casts a shadow on the tablecloth to the right of the composition. By using an iPad to create a floral arrangement study, Hockney bridges the gap between traditional art forms and modern technology, offering a fresh perspective on a familiar subject.