DAVID Hockney's "take" on the Brothers Grimm is to be the subject of an art exhibition in Thornbury this month - and that's no fairy tale.

Castle School's Octagon Gallery will be the venue for David Hockney: Grimms' Fairy Tales - featuring the artist's own interpretations of the work of the fabled German storytelling brothers.

Hockney's 39 etchings - drawn directly onto copperplates in 1969 - are being brought to Thornbury as part of a national touring exhibition organised by the Hayward Gallery.

Castle School community art teacher Andrea Hazlehurst said they were thrilled to get the exhibition.

"It is our biggest and highest profile show since the Octagon opened last year and we're hoping for a good response from the community," she said.

"Hockney is world famous and he's one of the most popular British arts still working today."

Hockney has given each fairy tale his own interpretation. Rather than illustrating the stories literally, he has chosen vilvid images to encapsulate a mood or detial. Some of the tales are familiar, like Rapunzel and Rumpelstilzchen, while others, such as Old Rinkrank, Fundevogel and the Little Sea Hare, are little known.

The exhibition runs from Feburuary 21 to March 11 and is open Monday to Friday (10am-5pm). Admission is free.