A Little Piece of David Hockney

Although I am still a little afraid of technology I am quite taken with Ipad art and so can understand why David Hockney feels that the Ipad, Iphone and no doubt various different means of technology that are yet to entice us, will be the way that artists will prefer to deliver their work. While I accept that this medium is an important asset to our technological world, I don't tend to agree with this totally. I believe that some artists will find that they prefer the hands-on approach of real paint, ink, glue, paper and scissors and the mess that comes with it. It has been said that drawings, like songs will always be around but just delivered differently. Even so I believe that some musicians still prefer tape to cubase and playing a real instrument beats inputting instructions on a computer programme. So no, I'm not entirely convinced but that doesn't mean that I don't appreciate Ipad art and the fun of experimenting and creating using different mediums. What's more I certainly do consider Hockney's work to be most impressive and extremely inspiring.
Even before the Ipad was a twinkle in a soon-to-be-rich man's eye, Hockney showed strong signs of attraction for the use of technology in art. In the 1980s he used one of the first colour photocopier's to create a series of works named 'Handmade Prints.' Hockney also repeated this technique with a fax machine.
However it was in 2008 that he discovered the Iphone and only a little while later that he found the Ipad and now is a keen Iphone and Ipad artist, sending drawn flowers to friends every morning.

The Art Of John Piper (1903 - 1992)

When I began to research the work of John Piper I wondered for a moment whether there were two artists both named John Piper as his work seems to flirt with different styles. Some of Piper's work holds a strong abstract form whilst most have a more naturalistic style. I came across the information that Piper's abstract tendencies were more prominent in the 1930s due to the influence of other rather avant garde artists with whom he was mixing with at the time (Henry Moore, Ben Nichols, Alexander Calder).
Never the less Piper's ability to shift his style only enhanced my interest and the more I read about John Piper the more impressed I became. He certainly was a man of many colours and with many talents in different forms of art including designing costumes for theatre and ballet. He was a set designer and also a writer of the Arts.  Piper also created tapestries for Chichester Cathedral and Hereford Cathedral, as well as designing numerous stained glass windows for various churches including the new Coventry Cathedral and the Chapel of Robinson College, Cambridge.
Looking at Piper's paintings however I can clearly see that he had a fondness of painting British Landscape, especially churches.
John Piper is considered to be one the most significant British Artists of the 20th Century. Here is a small selection of some of his work.

The Art Of Michael Jeffery

I have to say that I'm really taken by Michael Jeffery's art. I admire his ability to create a colourful abstract piece of work through combining shapes, colours and some text resulting in artwork which I feel shows incredible imagination and originality.
Michael Jeffery started as an artists by photographing graffiti and is influenced by torn street posters, road signs and old buildings. His graphic collages are put together using spray paint, stencils and paint skins which are a technique where many layers of paint are added to a plastic sheet. After drying Michael places the sheets to his collages on canvas along with photographic images, painting over some areas with acrylics or spray enamel. For extra colour and texture he sometimes adds fragments of metal or screws.
I feel his work is interesting and thought provoking while maintaining an innocence through simple shape and bold colour.

'My work is about the perception and attitude towards the landscape, environment and each other within the industrialised and other societies in the world today.' Michael Jeffery.

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