A sum greater than its parts

April 15, 2011 - PRLog -- A sum greater than its parts


Bradford born artist David Hockney is probably best known for his ‘joiners’, large images created through a collage of Polaroid photographs. In recent years Hockney has applied a similar technique to his paintings, producing works such ‘Bigger Trees Near Warter’, a 15’ x 40’ landscape made up of 50 individual canvases. Hockney donated the work to The Tate Gallery in 2008. However, from October 1st 2011 the painting is to be exhibited at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery in Bradford – the first time it has been exhibited anywhere in the UK outside of London.

Being a local lad, there’s rarely a time when visitors to Pennine Yorkshire can’t find Hockney’s work on display. Bradford Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition of Hockney’s 1969 etchings produced to illustrate ‘Six Fairy Tales’ from the Brother’s Grimm. The 39 etchings went against the convention of illustrating the most dramatic scenes of a story. Instead Hockney decided he wanted to focus on details of the characters that he found interesting and he unashamedly drew on the styles of medieval artists such as Da Vinci and Uccello to capture them.

Visitors to the region can also enjoy the permanent displays of Hockney’s work at the 1853 Gallery at Salt’s Mill in Saltaire, near Bradford, throughout the year.

David Hockney is just one of the many cultural icons to emerge from Pennine Yorkshire. From the Bronte sisters of Haworth to poet laureate Ted Hughes from Mytholmroyd, the region continues to draw visitors form around the world in search of history and inspiration in equal measures.

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Croft Mill Apartments http://www.croftmill.com is ideally placed for exploring all that Pennine Yorkshire has to offer, being only 20 minutes from Haworth and with excellent public transport links to Halifax, Leeds and Manchester. Hebden Bridge’s unique offering of well over 100 independent shops, galleries and places to eat are all within easy walking distance of Croft Mill.

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Croft Mill apartments provide 4 star hotel levels of comfort with the added freedom of your own separate living space, luxury bedrooms and bathrooms. Our guests regularly describe their stay as ‘excellent’ and we like to think it’s the attention to detail that sets Croft Mill apart.

You can be in Leeds or Manchester city centre in around 25 minutes by train, while direct trains to York and Blackpool make family days out easy-peasy with children of all ages.

Whether you are visiting on business, for a short break or long break, we’re sure your time at Croft Mill will be full of pleasant surprises. But perhaps the best surprise of all is that you enjoy this superb level of comfort in the heart of Pennine Yorkshire for around the same price per person as a traditional B&B.

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