--- David Hockney, quoted in the Exhibition Guide, David Hockney: A Year in Normandie and Some Other Thoughts about Painting, 2026
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The five still lifes in this series extend Hockney’s interest in abstraction and embody his belief that ‘Everything on a flat surface is an abstraction.’ From the well-balanced expanses of colour-field painting to the dense surfaces of impasto and squeegee techniques, each work explores a distinct painting style. In these recent canvases, Hockney continues to challenge the conventions of perspective, inviting audiences to look at the very act of seeing itself.
