Going Round
Signed Print

Split into four panels, Going Round is a striking abstract work by David Hockney which forms part of the Some More New Prints series. Dominated by a vibrant palette of greens, purples and reds, it is comprised of a vibrant mix of textures and marks which come together to form a dynamic composition. The gestural combines with the digital to create a stunning visual effect reminiscent of Hockney’s series Some New paintings and his earlier portfolio Some New Prints. This work also stems from Hockney’s fascination with Cubism, and fragmented perspectives, as well as his experimentation with photographic collage. With its areas of depth and distance, light and dark, the work can also be read as a kind of landscape, in which ‘viewers can wander around’. Hockney manipulates his medium in a characteristically ingenious way – rough is combined with smooth, and flatness is given depth through gradient and texture. These unique effects are achieved by combining lithography and screen printing which allowed Hockney to experiment and push the boundaries of printmaking even further to reproduce the gestural spontaneity of his painting in the medium of print.