David Hockney: 82 ways of sitting in a chair

Today I visited David Hockney's wonderful exhibition, 82 Portraits and 1 Still Life. It's a fascinating experience for students of the Alexander Technique, as each sitter brings their own uniqueness to how they sit in the same yellow chair.  Some are more balanced, 'up' and calmly alert than others.  
A couple of additional points of interest from an Alexander Technique perspective:

• I learned that Hockney can move his easel up and down by means of an electric motor, so that close, detailed work is always conducted at the optimum height.
• In relation to the concept of psychophysical unity (F M Alexander's term for the inseparable nature of the physical and mental aspects of our selves), I was interested to read curator Edith Delaney's reflection on her experience as a sitter: "Being subjected to such close scrutiny makes one consider the effect of one's thought processes on one's physical appearance."

82 Portraits and 1 Still Life is at the Royal Academy, London until 2 October 2016