London, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 04/02/2012 -- The Art work inspired by the beautiful landscapes of Yorkshire, the David Hockney exhibition covers 50 years of his work from the traditional oil paintings and charcoal drawings, to new work dating from 2005, created with the modern Polaroid and digital video.

Many of David Hockney Paintings take entire walls in the gallery. He is famous for artwork that comprise of a series of small paintings combined into one enormous picture, much like Bigger Trees Near Water, painted on 50 individual canvases that as a whole, measures 15x50'. This was first put on display at the Royal Academy's largest gallery during their Annual Exhibition in 2007. Remarkable earlier creations include A Bigger Grand Canyon, a series of 60 small paintings merged into one, purchased by the National Gallery of Australia. In 2006, his painting of The Splash was sold at £2.6 million – a record breaking amount for a Hockney painting.

Since 2009, David Hockney has been experimenting with new technology, namely, the Brushes application of the iPhone and the iPad. He has drawn hundreds of portraits, still life's and landscapes with this medium, showing his adept ability to create realistic works of art the digital way. What makes David Hockney a fascinating artist is his unique way of embracing technology to capturing life and nature, the cycles and the changing seasons, in realistic ways. At 74, he creates digital magic on his iPhone, which he instantly emails to friends.

"You can make a drawing of the sunrise at 6am and send it out to people by 7am.", Hockney said. With the iPhone and iPad, he has created hundreds of drawings, and takes delight in the instant response and critiques that his friends give after receiving them. "I draw flowers every day," he said, "and I send them to my friends, so they get fresh blooms every morning. And my flowers last."

David Hockney photography is also on display at The Bigger Picture exhibit. Making use of varying numbers of Polaroid snapshots, Hockney creates a photo collage of a single subject arranged in a patch work to make a composite image. Created mostly between 1970 and 1986, this style of art that makes use of Polaroid photographs of one subject arranged into a grid, takes inspiration from cubism. In later works, Hockney changed his medium and made use of the moving camera, making film his other canvas. A Bigger Picture is a captivating display of the the beautiful Yorkshire landscape and its changing seasons, as seen through Hockney's eyes.

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