David Hockney, so inspiring
Michele Fattal • 9 juin 2025
"Pacific Coast Highway and Santa Monica", 1990 oil on canvas 198 x 305 cm
« Souviens-toi, rien ne peut arrêter le printemps. »
Cette phrase de David Hockney résonne fort en moi.
L’homme m’inspire profondément : sa
sensibilité, sa
simplicité, son
humour, sa proximité avec la
nature… tout en lui respire la
liberté.
Il a cette formidable capacité à
se renouveler sans cesse.
Il peint ce qu’il voit.
Il peint ce qu’il vit.
Son environnement immédiat est source d’inspiration.
Il est
généreux,
curieux,
vivant.
Il
observe,
explore,
transmet.
Peintre de l’instant, Hockney fait de
l’Art un geste de lien, de partage, un acte de présence.
Il nous rappelle que l’essentiel est là, dans le regard posé sur le monde.
Et ça nous rappelle que l’Art peut être ça, aussi :
un geste généreux, vivant, relié au présent.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
« Do remember, they can’t cancel the spring. »
This quote from David Hockney deeply resonates with me.
The man inspires me profoundly: his sensitivity, his simplicity, his humor, his closeness to nature... everything about him breathes freedom.
He has this remarkable ability to constantly reinvent himself.
He paints what he sees.
He paints what he lives.
His immediate surroundings are a source of inspiration.
He is generous, curious, full of life.
He observes, explores, shares.
A painter of the moment, Hockney turns Art into a gesture of connection, of sharing, an act of presence.
He reminds us that the essential lies in the way we look at the world.
And it reminds us that Art can be that, too:
a generous, vibrant gesture, anchored in the present.

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