We were saddened to hear of the death of David Hockney, the Bradford-born artist.
Hockney developed the Salts Mill branding, based on a sketch of a dog, as a favour to his friend Jonathan Silver who was the developer of Salts Mill. The simple branding is still used, appearing on plates and staff uniforms in the Salts Mill Diner.
Hockey posters, books and postcards are sold at Salts Mill and I became aware of his more recent work, especially his beautiful pictures of Normandy which he ‘painted’ on his iPad while unexpectedly locked down in his Normandy house, La Grande Cour, and which were then published in Spring Cannot Be Cancelled. He later stitched the files together to make 90 metre long artwork, inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, itself housed not far from La Grande Cour.
We’ve posted about his fantastic exhibitions at Salts Mill, the most recent being 20 Flowers for 2025 and Some Bigger Pictures. There was also an exhibition of his iPad art in 2024, called A Year in Normandie.
No doubt Salts Mill will be curating more exhibitions, and they have plenty of material. But there will never be anything new again from David Hockney