Waiting for Hockney

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07/19/2011 A cringe worthy portrait of a hugely misguided effort and tremendous naivety. See more 07/16/2011 Waiting for Hockney works as art on multiple levels. The simplest level is about Billy Pappas' love of simply drawing and his obsession with putting marks on paper. Marks at a level few can even comprehend: 8 years on one drawing. Billy is obsessive about his art and obsessive about feedback from David Hockney which might seem odd unless you've read Hockney's book Secret Knowledge where Hockney stresses over and over that regardless of the tool used to by the artists it all comes down to the artist putting down marks, which is what Billy does in exquisite and wonderful detail. The other level Waiting for Hockney works as is a wonderful documentary of Billy, his process and his obsession. In an odd way this movie reminds me of Hoop Dreams, also a documentary about the process and the long journey. I loved this movie. See more 06/18/2011 Just okay, but more depressing than anything else. 8 years???????? See more 06/18/2011 This cat from Maryland spends EIGHT years on one drawing of Marilyn Monroe. Eight! Once complete, he sets out to show the piece to artist David Hockney, who, the artist believes, will recognize his genius and make him famous. The film is about art, obsession and determination, with wonderfully stranger than fiction characters. Full Review on Fell Witness: http://bit.ly/j3Vkpu See more Read all reviews

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