New portrait of Harry Styles unveiled in new David Hockney exhibition after singer travelled to Normandy last year to sit for artist who says he ‘wasn’t aware of his celebrity status’
A new portrait of Harry Styles has been unveiled in David Hockney’s latest exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
The singer, 29, travelled to Normandy last May to visit the 86-year-old artist’s light-filled studio, where he sat as the subject for over two days.
The result, now a part of Hockney’s latest collection, David Hockney: Drawing from Life, see’s the pop star sat in a brown straw-like chair, wearing a brightly coloured yellow and orange striped cardigan and blue flared jeans.
Also included in the detailing is Harry’s classic pearl necklace, his abundance of silver and gold rings, and a slightly disheveled beard.
Though Harry may one of the world’s biggest names, to Hockney, ‘He was just another person who came to the studio’, he told Vogue.
Exciting! A new portrait of Harry Styles has been unveiled in David Hockney’s latest exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery
‘I wasn’t really aware of his celebrity then’, he added.
The same cannot be said for the former One Direction star, who appeared to be in complete awe of the artist.
‘David Hockney has been reinventing the way we look at the world for decades,’ he told the publication. ‘It was a complete privilege to be painted by him.’
Harry’s portrait is set to hang alongside writer Gregory Evans, Hockney’s printer Maurice Payne, the mayor of his local town Dozulé, his gardener and even his chiropodist.
The exhibition, which opens on November 2 and goes on sale on Wednesday, marks the second time his collection will be hung.
Displayed for just 20 days prior to the Gallery’s closure due to Covid in March 2020, the exhibition – now restaged – has been expanded to include 33 of the artist’s most recent portraits, painted in acrylic between 2021 and 2022.
Hockney’s new paintings will be displayed alongside portraits originally exhibited as part of 2020’s presentation, rendered in pencil, pastel, ink and watercolour, using both traditional and non-traditional drawing equipment, including coloured pencil, pen, the 35mm camera and apps found on the iPhone and iPad.
Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery said: ‘Following our reopening and the success of a brilliant first summer, I am delighted to be restaging this major exhibition for David Hockney at the new National Portrait Gallery, which makes good on a pledge I made to David in March 2020 that we would return to his wonderful exhibition in better days.
Result: The singer, 29, travelled to Normandy last May to visit the 86-year-old artist’s light-filled studio, where he sat as the subject for over two days
Professional: Though Harry may one of the world’s biggest names, to Hockney, ‘He was just another person who came to the studio’, he told Vogue
‘Hockney is one of the most internationally respected and renowned artists today, and to see his new portraits, made over the last couple of years and which demonstrate his constant and continuing ingenuity and creative force, is life affirming.’
Despite being Hockney’s subject, Styles has many subjects of his own, inked across his own body.
It comes after Harry made headlines last week after he flashed a thigh tattoo which appeared to be dedicated to his ex Olivia Wilde as he enjoyed a holiday recently.
The singer was joined by his Victoria’s Secret lingerie model pal Jacquelyn Jablonski and BFF James Corden as they headed out on a boat in Bolsena, Italy on Friday.
And as he showed off his ripped physique a tattoo which read ‘Olivia’ could be seen on his upper thigh.
Fans are now convinced it is a reference to his relationship with the actress and director, 39.
The Grammy winner dated Olivia from January 2021 until their split the following year in November 2022.
At the time of Harry and Olivia’s break up, a source told People: ‘He’s still touring and is now going abroad.
‘She is focusing on her kids and her work in L.A. It’s a very amicable decision,’ and added that, ‘They’re still very close friends.’
Relationship: It comes after Harry made headlines last week after he flashed a thigh tattoo which appeared to be dedicated to his ex Olivia Wilde as he enjoyed a holiday recently
However, most recently, the Don’t Worry Darling actor was briefly linked to supermodel Emily Ratajkowski, when the two were seen passionately kissing on the streets of Tokyo in a video exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com in March.
The following month, the model herself publicly addressed the viral kiss and told The Los Angeles Times in April that, ‘I’m definitely still not thinking about guys.’
‘There’s a million insane, inaccurate things about my relationships [that are said],’ she expressed, and then added, ‘Although, yeah. You know, sometimes things just happen.’
In the past, Styles also dated French-American model, Camilla Rowe from 2017 until 2018, and also dated Taylor Swift over 10 years ago in 2012.
While on the boat last week Harry was joined by Jacquelyn who looked at ease in the hitmaker’s company.
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