Hockney's lover was Peter, also the muse for most of his paintings. As described by many friends, Peter was gorgeous, almost like a Greek-God; so no wonder Hockney had such a liking for him. The film focuses more on the. breakup time between the two guys. The breakup has left David a wreck and he imagines scenes with Peter making love to another man. One day, he is hit by inspiration. Two images, one of a semi-nude male figure seemingly at the bottom of a pool, the other of a fully dressed man at pool’s edge, peering down. The resultant painting, “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” had up until recently held the record for the highest price paid for a work of art at an auction.
To be honest, I was not impressed by the film at all. Having read the synopsis, I was looking forward to it and wanted to like it, but there was absolutely nothing that caught my attention. Maybe its because of my lack of knowledge of the art scene but I doubt it. With its combinations of staged conversations and encounters and intimate documentary glimpses, is about is how a certain artist has to work. Except that after a certain point I really couldn't care less. I wanted to know how and why the painting was created but don't really get clear answers even for that. And I found myself having to fast forward a lot of scenes because they would just go and on. Why did we watch a female fashion show for 15 minutes? Why was the naked swimmer pressed up to the "window" while two others ate dinner? and more stuff like that. I don't understand much of art or this film/documentary for the same reason. The rating is my personal opinion on this. (1/10)
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