
‘Widerperspectivesareneedednow,’statesDavidHockney,referencingbothtechnicalwaysofseeingandtheparametersofwhatwechoosetoview,inthisspiriteddocumentaryspanningtheartist’scareer.DirectorRandallWright–whoseprevioussubjectsincludeLucienFreudandSisterWendyBeckett–isheregiftedaspectrumofarchivematerial,whichispiecedtogetherwithkaleidoscopicverve.RichestisHockney’sownhome-moviefootage,takingingamesofScrabblewithhisfamily,givingcandidinsightintothepainter’srelationshipwithhisBradfordrootsandthefatherhecreditswithafoundationalcredo–tonevercarewhattheneighboursthink.Asacharacter,Hockneyemergesasamanofgreatfriendships,aloyalcastoffellowartistschroniclehispersonalandartisticjourney,eachinpossessionofacrispwit,bringinghumourandlighttothelifeofanartistwhocontinuestobroadenhorizons.<br/> KateTaylor


