Looking at the work of David Hockney of 'The Four Seasons'.

David Hockney is an English artist and his work on 'The four seasons, Woldgate Woods' is one that I have taken inspiration from going into my exam period. Hockney was born in Bradford in 1937 and immediately took an interest in art, especially the work of Picasso. He went to London where he attended art school before moving to Los Angeles, USA in the 1960's. Hockney's creation of a joiner is probably what he is most known for however it's one of his moving image pieces that I have found most notable. The is a video displayed on nine screens in which he captures the changes between the four different seasons over the period of a year (2010-2011).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijndJWCJzoo

What I admire the most about the piece from the Bradford-born artist is how much work he put towards it to achieve such a interesting and intriguing result. The contrast between the seasons, such as winter and summer, show us it in a quicker time period than the months it would usually take therefore it defies the norm in a fantastic and excellent manner.

These are four screenshots from parts of the moving image of the different seasons. The two contrasting ones which I admire in particular are the bottom two which shows the penultimate season Autumn and the final season of Winter. The Autumn screenshot displays the things we would usually associate with the season for example the leaves falling from the trees represent a feeling of warmth and comfort. The silent shaking of the trees also represents a breezy atmosphere. However the Winter screenshot resembles a chilly atmosphere whilst at the same time having the positive connotations that the period of Christmas holds such as the homely feel.

Although this doesn't necessarily represent any 'Everyday Objects', I believe it's something I can use going into my exam. Using moving image along with my work on clocks is something that may be a really beneficial combination especially considering clocks show movement when displaying the time.