{"product_id":"gay-am-poolrand-david-hockney-stil","title":"By the Poolside – David Hockney Style","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo men stand at the edge of a pool, their backs to the camera. Before them: a pool glowing bluer than the Californian sky. Hockney didn't paint pools realistically – he painted them more intensely, more radiantly, more unreal. The water isn't just blue; it is THE blue. And in the middle of it all: two frogs, imbuing the image with a touch of surrealism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Californian pool architecture in the background – white bungalows, palm trees, orange roofs – is pure Hockney aesthetic. But it's not about the setting. It's about the moment: two men, side by side, about to jump into the water. Or after swimming. Or just being there. Hockney always left room for interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCanvas print in four formats\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted on high-quality canvas, stretched on a 2 cm deep stretcher frame. Ready to hang. Available sizes: 20x20 cm, 30x30 cm, 50x50 cm, 60x60 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy Hockney painted pools bluer than reality\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eHockney once said that Californian pools aren't really that blue – but in his memory, they were. So he painted them as he felt them, not as they were. That's what makes his pool paintings so iconic: they are not documentation, but an emotion. This image captures exactly that – a pool that is bluer than anything else in the picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout David Hockney (born 1937)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Hockney is a British painter and one of the most influential contemporary artists. His pool paintings from the 1960s and 70s – such as \"A Bigger Splash\" and \"Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)\" – are among the most iconic works of modern art. Hockney was one of the first openly gay artists and explored queer love and desire in his works. His paintings hang in the Tate Gallery, MoMA, and the Getty Museum. Hockney is considered a living legend of the art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho is this image for?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Hockney fans, for people who understand that art does not depict reality, but interprets it. For everyone who loves Californian aesthetics and knows that sometimes a pool needs to be bluer than the sky. This image is not decoration – it is a statement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGay Art for your home. ARTWORK PICTURES.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KUNSTWERK BILDER","offers":[{"title":"20x20 cm","offer_id":52926832312659,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30x30 cm","offer_id":52926832345427,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50x50 cm","offer_id":52926832378195,"sku":null,"price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60x60 cm","offer_id":52926832410963,"sku":null,"price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/7893\/5635\/files\/pr-div-17_hauptbild.png?v=1769884483","url":"https:\/\/www.kunstwerk-bilder.shop\/en-eu\/products\/gay-on-pool-edge-david-hockney-style","provider":"Kunstwerk Bilder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}