Bradford artists pay tribute to hometown hero David Hockney

Draw! was one in every of Bradford 2025’s flagship neighborhood arts tasks, and was supported by Hockney.

It invited folks throughout the district to choose up a pencil, reply to artistic prompts and have interaction with the world round them in new methods.

More than 6,000 folks submitted drawings at neighborhood arts periods and on-line all year long.

Beginning with a easy immediate from Hockney himself to “draw something you think is beautiful”, the challenge turned a celebration of the values that formed his work: curiosity, remark, playfulness and the assumption that creativity belongs to everybody.

Wilsher-Mills was among the many artists who contributed to the challenge, encouraging individuals to “draw your favourite thing”.

“My favourite things are Beano annuals from the 1970s, Doctor Who, The Beatles. Sometimes it’s Ian Curtis or a drawing that my kids did for me,” he stated.

“All those objects of desire that we have in our lives are so personal and so powerful. If you absolutely love the object, it’s like a little pilgrimage when you’re drawing.”

If Hockney’s invitation was to attract one thing lovely, Wilsher-Mills inspired individuals to look extra carefully on the issues they cherished.

Other artists on the challenge, all offering their very own artistic prompts, included comedians Harry Hill and Johnny Vegas, and vogue icon Zandra Rhodes.