A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash
ArtistDavid Hockney
Year1967 (1967)
MediumAcrylic on canvas
Dimensions242.5 cm × 243.9 cm (95.5 in × 96.0 in)
LocationTate Britain, London

A Bigger Splash is a large pop art painting by British artist David Hockney. Measuring 242.5 centimetres (95.5 in) by 243.9 centimetres (96.0 in), it depicts a swimming pool beside a modern house, disturbed by a large splash of water created by an unseen figure who has apparently just jumped in from a diving board. It was painted in California between April and June 1967, when Hockney was teaching at the University of California, Berkeley. Jack Hazan's fictionalised 1973 biopic, A Bigger Splash, concentrating on the breakup of Hockney's relationship with Peter Schlesinger, was named after the painting.

Luca Guadagnino's 2015 film A Bigger Splash (a loose remake of La Piscine) was also named after the painting.[1]

  1. ^ "A Bigger Splash: Luca Guadagnino Interview". The Arts Shelf. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

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