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Sophie Nakajima

David Hockney

Consider the way Hockney and Nakajima have composed their landscapes. Suggest why they have used segments in these compositions. How does this affect the viewer's response to the work?

How does the use of colour in each work add to the emotive quality of the landscape? Does it increase the viewer's awareness of the artist's connection with the landscape?

Many artists in art history have explored landscape as a subject. Discuss how these works by Nakajima and Hockney are unique yet show an appreciation for landscape painting of the past. Research particular examples of landscape painting that can be presented to the class.

 
Artwork
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Sophie Nakajima
    
Home, heim, uchi
Painting
 
Oakhill College, Castle Hill   The amalgamation of cultures in Australia is acknowledged in this subtle reflection of my cultural background. I invite the audience to interpret the work according to their personal experience, guided by the symbolism in the work. The Swiss landscape represents part of my heritage; the placement and size of the canvases compel the audience to view the work from right to left, reflecting the reading direction in Japanese – another part of my background.
 
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David Hockney (England, b1937)
A closer winter tunnel, February–March 2006
oil on canvas, 6 panels
190.5 x 381 cm overall
Purchased with funds provided by Geoff and Vicki Ainsworth, the Florence and William Crosby Bequest and the Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation 2007
© David Hockney
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