{"product_id":"david-hockney-a-bigger-splash-1967-art-print-print-only-a4","title":"David Hockney A Bigger Splash 1967 Art Print: Print Only \/ A4","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"586\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eA Bigger Splash\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the defining images of post-war British art and perhaps Hockney's most famous painting. Created in 1967 while he was living in California, it depicts a modernist house, a swimming pool, a diving board, and a dramatic splash caused by a diver who is nowhere to be seen. The work is now in \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTate Britain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and has become an icon of both Pop Art and the California dream. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"yyplez\" data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"633\"\u003eFirst Impression: A Scene of Perfect Calm\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"679\"\u003eThe painting appears extraordinarily simple:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"806\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"s4sw40\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"698\"\u003eA cloudless sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ctizbb\" data-start=\"699\" data-end=\"731\"\u003eA geometric modernist building\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zeawyn\" data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"759\"\u003eA turquoise swimming pool\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1b82gg8\" data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"776\"\u003eA diving board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"zpqmmy\" data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"806\"\u003eA single explosion of water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"808\" data-end=\"1086\"\u003eWhat immediately strikes viewers is the tension between \u003cstrong data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"890\"\u003estillness and movement\u003c\/strong\u003e. Nearly every element is rigid, flat, and static. Horizontal and vertical lines dominate the composition. The splash is the only irregular form in the image. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1139\"\u003eThis contrast is the key to understanding the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1144\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"fvl1yp\" data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1168\"\u003eThe Missing Figure\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1222\"\u003eThe most important figure in the painting is absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003eSomeone has clearly just dived into the pool, yet we never see them. The splash functions as evidence of a human presence that has already disappeared beneath the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1425\"\u003eThis creates a subtle mystery:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1531\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tzedac\" data-start=\"1427\" data-end=\"1440\"\u003eWho jumped?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1maltkx\" data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1463\"\u003eWhy are they unseen?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"p7qw6u\" data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1496\"\u003eWhat happened a second before?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1jj4c1g\" data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1531\"\u003eWhat will happen a second after?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1533\" data-end=\"1702\"\u003eHockney transforms a simple pool scene into a meditation on time and perception. The viewer is forced to imagine the missing event. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1707\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"6qzebi\" data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1737\"\u003eTime as the Real Subject\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003eHockney himself explained that he was fascinated by the paradox of spending weeks painting an event that lasts only seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"2077\"\u003eThe splash is a fleeting occurrence, yet it became the most labor-intensive part of the canvas. He reportedly spent around two weeks carefully painting it with small brushes. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2079\" data-end=\"2119\"\u003eThis idea lies at the heart of the work:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2155\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2123\" data-end=\"2155\"\u003eHow can painting represent time?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2269\"\u003ePhotography freezes an instant mechanically. Painting freezes it through prolonged human observation and labour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2271\" data-end=\"2444\"\u003eThe painting therefore becomes a challenge to photography. 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