parents and drawing
______________-education
______________-education
David Hockney, one of the most influential and British artists of the 21 century and a key figure of the pop art movement, who was one of the first to openly speak in the language of painting and photography about same—sex love, turned 82 this year.
David Hockney was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Laura and Kenneth Hockney (a conscientious objector in the Second World War), the fourth of five children.
His father was crucial in the formation of Hockney as an artist and personality: he encouraged his son's passion for art in every possible way and taught David not to be afraid to stand out from the crowd and not pay attention to what others say about you.
His father was crucial in the formation of Hockney as an artist and personality: he encouraged his son's passion for art in every possible way and taught David not to be afraid to stand out from the crowd and not pay attention to what others say about you.
He was educated at Wellington Primary School, Bradford Grammar School, Bradford College of Art (where his teachers included Frank Lisle and his fellow students included Derek Boshier, Pauline Boty, Norman Stevens, David Oxtoby and John Loker) and the Royal College of Art in London, where he met R. B. Kitaj.While there, Hockney said he felt at home and took pride in his work.
parents and drawing
____________education
____________education
Awards
Medal of Progress (Royal Photographic Society) (1988)
In 1989 he became the first recipient of the Imperial Prize (Japan).
In 2012, he was made a member of the British Order of Merit.
Medal of Progress (Royal Photographic Society) (1988)
In 1989 he became the first recipient of the Imperial Prize (Japan).
In 2012, he was made a member of the British Order of Merit.
My parents, 1977
Mum 1988-89 oil on canvas 16,5x10,5 in.
He was educated at Wellington Primary School, Bradford Grammar School, Bradford College of Art (where his teachers included Frank Lisle and his fellow students included Derek Boshier, Pauline Boty, Norman Stevens, David Oxtoby and John Loker) and the Royal College of Art in London, where he met R. B. Kitaj.While there, Hockney said he felt at home and took pride in his work.
David Hockney
Awards
Medal of Progress (Royal Photographic Society) (1988)
In 1989 he became the first recipient of the Imperial Prize (Japan).
In 2012, he was made a member of the British Order of Merit.
Medal of Progress (Royal Photographic Society) (1988)
In 1989 he became the first recipient of the Imperial Prize (Japan).
In 2012, he was made a member of the British Order of Merit.
References to modern visual culture, graffiti-like doodles, flashy colors characteristic of Hockney at that time were frowned upon by teachers, but were enthusiastically accepted by critics and became a significant contribution to the development of British pop art of the 60s
Adhesion, 1968
We two boys together clinging together 1961 oil on board 48X60 in
parents and drawing
______________-education
______________-education
David Hockney, one of the most influential and British artists of the 21 century and a key figure of the pop art movement, who was one of the first to openly speak in the language of painting and photography about same—sex love, turned 82 this year.
David Hockney was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Laura and Kenneth Hockney (a conscientious objector in the Second World War), the fourth of five children.
His father was crucial in the formation of Hockney as an artist and personality: he encouraged his son's passion for art in every possible way and taught David not to be afraid to stand out from the crowd and not pay attention to what others say about you.
His father was crucial in the formation of Hockney as an artist and personality: he encouraged his son's passion for art in every possible way and taught David not to be afraid to stand out from the crowd and not pay attention to what others say about you.
He was educated at Wellington Primary School, Bradford Grammar School, Bradford College of Art (where his teachers included Frank Lisle and his fellow students included Derek Boshier, Pauline Boty, Norman Stevens, David Oxtoby and John Loker) and the Royal College of Art in London, where he met R. B. Kitaj.While there, Hockney said he felt at home and took pride in his work.
Awards
Medal of Progress (Royal Photographic Society) (1988)
In 1989 he became the first recipient of the Imperial Prize (Japan).
In 2012, he was made a member of the British Order of Merit.
Medal of Progress (Royal Photographic Society) (1988)
In 1989 he became the first recipient of the Imperial Prize (Japan).
In 2012, he was made a member of the British Order of Merit.
parents and drawing
____________education
____________education
My parents, 1977
Mum 1988-89 oil on canvas 16,5x10,5 in.
References to modern visual culture, graffiti-like doodles, flashy colors characteristic of Hockney at that time were frowned upon by teachers, but were enthusiastically accepted by critics and became a significant contribution to the development of British pop art of the 60s
Adhesion, 1968
David Hockney
We two boys together clinging together 1961 oil on board 48X60 in
California and men's
_______________beauty
_______________beauty
California swimming pools became for David a symbol of acquired freedom and the theme of homosexuality: same-sex relationships were banned in the UK, and swimming pools were a luxury inaccessible to the vast majority of people.
In 1961, Hockney traveled to New York for the first time. Almost immediately, Hockney struck up a friendship with Andy Warhol and Henry Geldzahler.
In 1964, Hockney moved to California and lived here for 30 years.
"California really shocked me... Somewhere deep down I already knew that I would love her. When my plane flew over San Bernardino and I saw the pools and houses and the sun, it excited me more than any other city... I've never seen such houses."
In Los Angeles, Hockney began to write naturalistic works: they had showers and pools with clear blue water, tropical vegetation and, of course, male figures. Hockney began using polaroids as sketches. The artist's muse and lover was Peter Schlesinger, whom he met in 1966. Iconic works have been created in California: "Big Splash", "California Collector", "Peter gets out of Nick's Pool", "Watered Lawn", etc.
In 1964, Hockney moved to California and lived here for 30 years.
"California really shocked me... Somewhere deep down I already knew that I would love her. When my plane flew over San Bernardino and I saw the pools and houses and the sun, it excited me more than any other city... I've never seen such houses."
In Los Angeles, Hockney began to write naturalistic works: they had showers and pools with clear blue water, tropical vegetation and, of course, male figures. Hockney began using polaroids as sketches. The artist's muse and lover was Peter Schlesinger, whom he met in 1966. Iconic works have been created in California: "Big Splash", "California Collector", "Peter gets out of Nick's Pool", "Watered Lawn", etc.
A bigger splash 1967 acrylic on canvas
96X96 in
96X96 in
A bigger splash 1967 acrylic on canvas 96X96 in
Peter Getting out of Nick’s Pool 1966 acrylic on canvas
A bigger splash 1967 acrylic on canvas
96X96 in
96X96 in
Peter Getting out of Nick’s Pool 1966 acrylic on canvas
California and men's
_______________beauty
_______________beauty
California swimming pools became for David a symbol of acquired freedom and the theme of homosexuality: same-sex relationships were banned in the UK, and swimming pools were a luxury inaccessible to the vast majority of people.
In 1961, Hockney traveled to New York for the first time. Almost immediately, Hockney struck up a friendship with Andy Warhol and Henry Geldzahler.
In 1964, Hockney moved to California and lived here for 30 years.
"California really shocked me... Somewhere deep down I already knew that I would love her. When my plane flew over San Bernardino and I saw the pools and houses and the sun, it excited me more than any other city... I've never seen such houses."
In Los Angeles, Hockney began to write naturalistic works: they had showers and pools with clear blue water, tropical vegetation and, of course, male figures. Hockney began using polaroids as sketches. The artist's muse and lover was Peter Schlesinger, whom he met in 1966. Iconic works have been created in California: "Big Splash", "California Collector", "Peter gets out of Nick's Pool", "Watered Lawn", etc.
In 1964, Hockney moved to California and lived here for 30 years.
"California really shocked me... Somewhere deep down I already knew that I would love her. When my plane flew over San Bernardino and I saw the pools and houses and the sun, it excited me more than any other city... I've never seen such houses."
In Los Angeles, Hockney began to write naturalistic works: they had showers and pools with clear blue water, tropical vegetation and, of course, male figures. Hockney began using polaroids as sketches. The artist's muse and lover was Peter Schlesinger, whom he met in 1966. Iconic works have been created in California: "Big Splash", "California Collector", "Peter gets out of Nick's Pool", "Watered Lawn", etc.
A bigger splash 1967 acrylic on canvas
96X96 in
96X96 in
A bigger splash 1967 acrylic on canvas 96X96 in
Peter Getting out of Nick’s Pool 1966 acrylic on canvas
self-portraits and ____________Portraits
Hockney has always returned to painting portraits throughout his career. He painted life-size portraits and double portraits of friends, lovers and relatives in a realistic style that artfully conveyed the similarity of his objects.
One important theme in the artist's work were portraits made in the technique of naturalism. Preparation for such works took a lot of time and effort: Hockney drew numerous sketches, sketches and used photographs for greater accuracy, he could redraw faces and details of paintings ten times. By depicting almost life-size figures, David wanted to achieve the effect of an almost real presence of the characters next to the audience.
Perhaps more, Hockney's portraits turned to his own figure year after year, creating more than 300 self-portraits.
Perhaps more, Hockney's portraits turned to his own figure year after year, creating more than 300 self-portraits.
Looking at Pictures on a screen,1977-oil on canvas 74x74 in
American Collectors (Fred & Marcia Weisman),
1968 - acrylic on canvas 84x120 in
1968 - acrylic on canvas 84x120 in
self-portraits and ______________Portraits
Hockney has always returned to painting portraits throughout his career. He painted life-size portraits and double portraits of friends, lovers and relatives in a realistic style that artfully conveyed the similarity of his objects.
One important theme in the artist's work were portraits made in the technique of naturalism. Preparation for such works took a lot of time and effort: Hockney drew numerous sketches, sketches and used photographs for greater accuracy, he could redraw faces and details of paintings ten times. By depicting almost life-size figures, David wanted to achieve the effect of an almost real presence of the characters next to the audience.
Perhaps more, Hockney's portraits turned to his own figure year after year, creating more than 300 self-portraits.
Perhaps more, Hockney's portraits turned to his own figure year after year, creating more than 300 self-portraits.
Looking at Pictures on a screen,
1977 - oil on canvas 74x74 in
1977 - oil on canvas 74x74 in
American Collectors (Fred & Marcia Weisman),
1968 - acrylic on canvas 84x120 in
1968 - acrylic on canvas 84x120 in
David Hockney and his
_____________stage art
_____________stage art
Since this first foray into the world of scenography, the theater has had a great influence on the art and aesthetic concept of David Hockney.
David Hockney and his
_______________stage art
_______________stage art
Since this first foray into the world of scenography, the theater has had a great influence on the art and aesthetic concept of David Hockney.
His first set design was based on painted drops for the opera. The Libertine's Progress (1951) by Igor Stravinsky in 1975 at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera House in England.
Mother Goose’s Brothel from the Rake’s Progress 1975 Ink on carboard 16 X 21 X 12
Mother Goose’s Brothel from the Rake’s Progress 1975 Ink on carboard 16 X 21 X 12
1975
1975
Nick (Shadow) from the Rake’s Progress 1975 - Ink and collage on paper 14x11 / Mother Goose from the rake’s progress 1975 Ink on paper 14x11 / Tom, Scene 1 from the rake’s progress 1975 Ink on paper 19 3/4x 24
In 1978 he created the Magic Flute set design;
Synesthesia and bright colors in response to musical stimuli are the principles on which he bases the design of his opera and ballet sets, as well as their size.
1978 Magic Flute Opera/An avenue of Palms from Magic Flute.
Synesthesia and bright colors in response to musical stimuli are the principles on which he bases the design of his opera and ballet sets, as well as their size.
1978 Magic Flute Opera/An avenue of Palms from Magic Flute.
1978
1982
During 1982, he agreed to design sets and costumes for three 20th-century French plays at the Metropolitan Opera. Parade, dance with music by Eric Satie; Tits Tiresias, libretto by Guillaume Apollinaire and music by Francis Poulenc, as well as Boy and Spells, opera with libretto by Colette and music by Maurice Ravel composed these works.
David Hockney also designed the sets for the play. Turandot de Puccini in 1991 at the Chicago Lyric Opera for the work of Richard Strauss, A Woman without a Shadow in 1992 at the Royal Opera House in London.
1991
Photos and photo
____________collagess
____________collagess
For a long time, David did not perceive photography as art. Everything changed when Hockney decided to turn to cubism and photo collage techniques.
First with the help of Polaroid, and then Pentax and 35mm film, Hockney took numerous pictures of the same object and made collages of them. These were compositionally complex and thought out to the smallest detail works — Hockney's reasoning about how the human perception of reality works.
Eight times at the Picasso exhibition In the 80s, David Hockney made photo collages, which he called joiners. "carpenters"). The artist cut a lot of polaroid images of the same object into pieces and recreated the original image in the form of a collage. Sometimes photos could be taken at different times or from different angles, which created a sense of "dynamics of change".
Eight times at the Picasso exhibition In the 80s, David Hockney made photo collages, which he called joiners. "carpenters"). The artist cut a lot of polaroid images of the same object into pieces and recreated the original image in the form of a collage. Sometimes photos could be taken at different times or from different angles, which created a sense of "dynamics of change".
Hockney's works, made in the technique of photomontage, are compared with cubism, given the artist's interest in this direction: in 1960, Hockney, according to his own memories, visited the Picasso exhibition at the Tate Gallery eight times. In 1985, David Hockney collaborated with Vogue and even made a portrait of Celia Birtwell in the collage technique for the magazine cover. Hockney argues that Cubism has not received proper development, since the vast majority perceives it only as a style, nothing more.
Pearblossom Highway,11th-18th April 1986 photographic collage 47X64 in
Sun on the pool Los Angeles April 13th 1982 composite polaroid 34 3/4 * 36 1/4 in
Portrait of the mother. August 1985. Photomontage.
Photos and photo
____________collagess
____________collagess
For a long time, David did not perceive photography as art. Everything changed when Hockney decided to turn to cubism and photo collage techniques.
First with the help of Polaroid, and then Pentax and 35mm film, Hockney took numerous pictures of the same object and made collages of them. These were compositionally complex and thought out to the smallest detail works — Hockney's reasoning about how the human perception of reality works.
Eight times at the Picasso exhibition In the 80s, David Hockney made photo collages, which he called joiners. "carpenters"). The artist cut a lot of polaroid images of the same object into pieces and recreated the original image in the form of a collage. Sometimes photos could be taken at different times or from different angles, which created a sense of "dynamics of change".
Eight times at the Picasso exhibition In the 80s, David Hockney made photo collages, which he called joiners. "carpenters"). The artist cut a lot of polaroid images of the same object into pieces and recreated the original image in the form of a collage. Sometimes photos could be taken at different times or from different angles, which created a sense of "dynamics of change".
Hockney's works, made in the technique of photomontage, are compared with cubism, given the artist's interest in this direction: in 1960, Hockney, according to his own memories, visited the Picasso exhibition at the Tate Gallery eight times. In 1985, David Hockney collaborated with Vogue and even made a portrait of Celia Birtwell in the collage technique for the magazine cover. Hockney argues that Cubism has not received proper development, since the vast majority perceives it only as a style, nothing more.
Pearblossom Highway,11th-18th April 1986 photographic collage 47X64 in
Sun on the pool Los Angeles April 13th 1982 composite polaroid 34 3/4 * 36 1/4 in
Portrait of the mother. August 1985. Photomontage.
An innovator in art
"I like to draw bouquets on the iPhone, and then send them to friends so that they have fresh flowers that will never wither"
Hockney has always been keenly interested in technology and progress: in the mid-80s, he bought one of the very first color photocopiers and a fax machine, which he used to create drawings. And Canon itself sent him experimental samples of color cartridges for photo printing, just to see what David would do with them.
In 2008, Hockney discovered the IPhone, a year later the iPad, and was completely fascinated by drawing apps.
In 2008, Hockney discovered the IPhone, a year later the iPad, and was completely fascinated by drawing apps.
Like many, Hockney believes that technology will quickly and irreversibly change the world of media. But drawings, like songs, the artist is sure, will always be with us: only the ways of their creation and reproduction will change.
"Picasso would go crazy with modern technology. Just like Van Gogh. In fact, I don't know an artist who wouldn't come down."
"Picasso would go crazy with modern technology. Just like Van Gogh. In fact, I don't know an artist who wouldn't come down."
iPad drawing 2011—2012
An innovator in art
"I like to draw bouquets on the iPhone, and then send them to friends so that they have fresh flowers that will never wither"
iPad drawing 2011—2012
Hockney has always been keenly interested in technology and progress: in the mid-80s, he bought one of the very first color photocopiers and a fax machine, which he used to create drawings. And Canon itself sent him experimental samples of color cartridges for photo printing, just to see what David would do with them.
In 2008, Hockney discovered the Iphone, a year later the iPad, and was completely fascinated by drawing apps.
Like many, Hockney believes that technology will quickly and irreversibly change the world of media. But drawings, like songs, the artist is sure, will always be with us: only the ways of their creation and reproduction will change.
In 2008, Hockney discovered the Iphone, a year later the iPad, and was completely fascinated by drawing apps.
Like many, Hockney believes that technology will quickly and irreversibly change the world of media. But drawings, like songs, the artist is sure, will always be with us: only the ways of their creation and reproduction will change.
"Picasso would go crazy with modern technology. Just like Van Gogh. In fact, I don't know an artist who wouldn't come down."
EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS _CURRENT & UPCOMING
David Hockney has participated in more than 400 solo exhibitions, more than 500 group exhibitions.
Norman Stevens, David Oxtoby and John Loker 2012
David Hockney Love Life: Drawings 1963 to 1977
The Holburne Museum/Bath, United Kingdom
27 May 2022 - 18 September 2022
The Holburne Museum/Bath, United Kingdom
27 May 2022 - 18 September 2022
David Hockney A Year in Normandie
Salts Mill/Saltaire, Bradford
04 May 2022 - 18 September 2022
Salts Mill/Saltaire, Bradford
04 May 2022 - 18 September 2022
David Hockney – Landscapes in Dialogue The Four Seasons from the Würth Collection Gemaldegalerie,
Berlin
09 April 2022 - 10 July 2022
Berlin
09 April 2022 - 10 July 2022
David Hockney: People, Places & Things
Walker Art Center/Minneapolis
18 December 2021 - 25 September 2022
Walker Art Center/Minneapolis
18 December 2021 - 25 September 2022
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring
Salts Mill
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK
Ongoing Exhibition
Salts Mill
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK
Ongoing Exhibition
David Hockney Moving Focus
Kunstmuseum Luzern
Lucerne, Switzerland
09 June 2022 - 30 October 2022
Kunstmuseum Luzern
Lucerne, Switzerland
09 June 2022 - 30 October 2022
Hockney’s Eye: Art, technology and depiction
Teylers Museum
Haarlem, Netherlands
23 September 2022 - 29 January 2023
Teylers Museum
Haarlem, Netherlands
23 September 2022 - 29 January 2023
The Dancers III, 13 August - 8 September 2014 -
Acrylic on canvas 48 x 72 in
Acrylic on canvas 48 x 72 in
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020
Sakip Sabanci Müzesi, Sabanci Üniversitesi /Istanbul
11 May 2022 - 29 June 2022
Sakip Sabanci Müzesi, Sabanci Üniversitesi /Istanbul
11 May 2022 - 29 June 2022
I Am Here: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces
Art Gallery of Ontario/Toronto
13 April 2022 - 14 August 2022
Art Gallery of Ontario/Toronto
13 April 2022 - 14 August 2022
Hockney’s Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction
The Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge
15 March 2022 - 29 August 2022
The Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge
15 March 2022 - 29 August 2022
David Hockney: Woldgate Woods, Winter, 2010
Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire
Extended through September 2022
Salts Mill, Saltaire, West Yorkshire
Extended through September 2022
David Hockney: A Permanent Collection
Salts Mill
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK
Ongoing Exhibition
Salts Mill
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK
Ongoing Exhibition
Hockney – Matisse. Un paradis retrouvé
Musée Matisse
Nice, France
09 June 2022 - 18 September 2022
Musée Matisse
Nice, France
09 June 2022 - 18 September 2022
The road toYork through Sledmere, 1997-oil on canvas 48x60 in
Model With Unfinished Self-Portrait,
1977 - oil on canvas 60x60 in
1977 - oil on canvas 60x60 in
EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS _CURRENT and UPCOMING
David Hockney has participated in more than 400 solo exhibitions and more than 500 group exhibitions.
The road toYork through Sledmere, 1997-oil on canvas 48x60 in
Model With Unfinished Self-Portrait,
1977 - oil on canvas 60x60 in
1977 - oil on canvas 60x60 in
The Dancers III, 13 August - 8 September 2014 -
Acrylic on canvas 48 x 72 in
Acrylic on canvas 48 x 72 in
Norman Stevens, David Oxtoby and John Loker 2012
David Hockney Love Life: Drawings 1963 to 1977
The Holburne Museum
Bath, United Kingdom
27 May 2022 - 18 September 2022
The Holburne Museum
Bath, United Kingdom
27 May 2022 - 18 September 2022
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020
Sakip Sabanci Müzesi, Sabanci Üniversitesi
Istanbul
11 May 2022 - 29 June 2022
Sakip Sabanci Müzesi, Sabanci Üniversitesi
Istanbul
11 May 2022 - 29 June 2022
David Hockney A Year in Normandie
Salts Mill
Saltaire, Bradford
04 May 2022 - 18 September 2022
Salts Mill
Saltaire, Bradford
04 May 2022 - 18 September 2022
I Am Here: Home Movies and Everyday Masterpieces
Art Gallery of Ontario,
Toronto
13 April 2022 - 14 August 2022
Art Gallery of Ontario,
Toronto
13 April 2022 - 14 August 2022
David Hockney – Landscapes in Dialogue The Four Seasons from the Würth Collection
Gemaldegalerie,
Berlin
09 April 2022 - 10 July 2022
Gemaldegalerie,
Berlin
09 April 2022 - 10 July 2022
Hockney’s Eye: The Art and Technology of Depiction
The Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge
15 March 2022 - 29 August 2022
The Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge
15 March 2022 - 29 August 2022
David Hockney: People, Places & Things
Walker Art Center,
Minneapolis
18 December 2021 - 25 September 2022
Walker Art Center,
Minneapolis
18 December 2021 - 25 September 2022
David Hockney: Woldgate Woods, Winter, 2010
Salts Mill
Saltaire, West Yorkshire
Extended through September 2022
Salts Mill
Saltaire, West Yorkshire
Extended through September 2022
David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring
Salts Mill
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK
Ongoing Exhibition
Salts Mill
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK
Ongoing Exhibition
David Hockney: A Permanent Collection
Salts Mill
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK
Ongoing Exhibition
Salts Mill
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, UK
Ongoing Exhibition
David Hockney Moving Focus
Kunstmuseum Luzern
Lucerne, Switzerland
09 June 2022 - 30 October 2022
Kunstmuseum Luzern
Lucerne, Switzerland
09 June 2022 - 30 October 2022
Hockney – Matisse. Un paradis retrouvé
Musée Matisse
Nice, France
09 June 2022 - 18 September 2022
Musée Matisse
Nice, France
09 June 2022 - 18 September 2022
Hockney’s Eye: Art, technology and depiction
Teylers Museum
Haarlem, Netherlands
23 September 2022 - 29 January 2023
Teylers Museum
Haarlem, Netherlands
23 September 2022 - 29 January 2023
interesting facts
He considered the generally accepted formalities to be attempts to "become like everyone else" — which is exactly what Hockney desperately avoided all his life.
Christopher isherwood and Don Bachardy 1968 acrilic on canvas 83 1/2 X 119 1/2 in
Christopher and Henry, 1969
Beverly Hills housewife 1966 acrylic on 2 canvas 72X144 in
Together with physicist Charles M. Falco (en:Charles M. Falco, b. 1948) developed a thesis on the influence of optical devices (camera obscura, camera lucida, curved mirrors) on realistic image technique in classical European art. The study was published in 2001 (the book Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters) and caused debate in art circles. The Hockney-Falco Thesis.
"Prefabricated" canvases Many of Hockney's paintings are gigantic in size, they can be composed of 6, 15, 32, 60 (!) canvases. For example, "The Arrival of Spring in Waldgate", East Yorkshire, 2011, reaches more than 3 meters in height and 10 in length. All this is so that the viewer can "enter the landscape, feel himself inside." Hockney presented his largest painting — Bigger Trees Near Warter (4.6 by 12 meters) — to the London Tate.
"Prefabricated" canvases Many of Hockney's paintings are gigantic in size, they can be composed of 6, 15, 32, 60 (!) canvases. For example, "The Arrival of Spring in Waldgate", East Yorkshire, 2011, reaches more than 3 meters in height and 10 in length. All this is so that the viewer can "enter the landscape, feel himself inside." Hockney presented his largest painting — Bigger Trees Near Warter (4.6 by 12 meters) — to the London Tate.
Imitating his communist father, David bought things in a second-hand store "for the Soviet proletarian," for which he received the nickname "Boris" in college.
Hockney lost his hearing when he was just 40 years old. David has several pairs of hearing aids in the brightest colors.
David Hockney is the author of a six-meter stained glass window of Westminster Abbey, a sketch of which he made on an iPad in 2018.
In 1990, Hockney declined a knighthood, saying he "just doesn't want to be Sir David"
Hockney did not paint a portrait of the queen, arguing that he prefers to paint only those he knows personally.
Hockney lost his hearing when he was just 40 years old. David has several pairs of hearing aids in the brightest colors.
David Hockney is the author of a six-meter stained glass window of Westminster Abbey, a sketch of which he made on an iPad in 2018.
In 1990, Hockney declined a knighthood, saying he "just doesn't want to be Sir David"
Hockney did not paint a portrait of the queen, arguing that he prefers to paint only those he knows personally.
Christopher isherwood and Don Bachardy 1968 acrilic on canvas 83 1/2 X 119 1/2 in
Together with physicist Charles M. Falco (en:Charles M. Falco, b. 1948) developed a thesis on the influence of optical devices (camera obscura, camera lucida, curved mirrors) on realistic image technique in classical European art. The study was published in 2001 (the book Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters) and caused debate in art circles. The Hockney-Falco Thesis.
"Prefabricated" canvases Many of Hockney's paintings are gigantic in size, they can be composed of 6, 15, 32, 60 (!) canvases. For example, "The Arrival of Spring in Waldgate", East Yorkshire, 2011, reaches more than 3 meters in height and 10 in length. All this is so that the viewer can "enter the landscape, feel himself inside." Hockney presented his largest painting — Bigger Trees Near Warter (4.6 by 12 meters) — to the London Tate.
"Prefabricated" canvases Many of Hockney's paintings are gigantic in size, they can be composed of 6, 15, 32, 60 (!) canvases. For example, "The Arrival of Spring in Waldgate", East Yorkshire, 2011, reaches more than 3 meters in height and 10 in length. All this is so that the viewer can "enter the landscape, feel himself inside." Hockney presented his largest painting — Bigger Trees Near Warter (4.6 by 12 meters) — to the London Tate.
Christopher and Henry, 1969
Imitating his communist father, David bought things in a second-hand store "for the Soviet proletarian," for which he received the nickname "Boris" in college.
Hockney lost his hearing when he was just 40 years old. David has several pairs of hearing aids in the brightest colors.
David Hockney is the author of a six-meter stained glass window of Westminster Abbey, a sketch of which he made on an iPad in 2018.
In 1990, Hockney declined a knighthood, saying he "just doesn't want to be Sir David"
Hockney did not paint a portrait of the queen, arguing that he prefers to paint only those he knows personally.
Hockney lost his hearing when he was just 40 years old. David has several pairs of hearing aids in the brightest colors.
David Hockney is the author of a six-meter stained glass window of Westminster Abbey, a sketch of which he made on an iPad in 2018.
In 1990, Hockney declined a knighthood, saying he "just doesn't want to be Sir David"
Hockney did not paint a portrait of the queen, arguing that he prefers to paint only those he knows personally.
Beverly Hills housewife 1966 acrylic on 2 canvas 72X144 in
Other works by David
______________Hockney
______________Hockney
David Hockney has participated in more than 400 solo exhibitions and more than 500 group exhibitions.
Tidied up beach, Viareggio, 1973
Pool and steps, 1971
Still life a glass table 1971-acrylic on canvas 72/108 in.
Tennis Court, Berkeley, 1971
John St. Clair Swim, 1972
Perspective should be reversed 2014 Photographic drawing printed on paper, mounted on Dibond , Edition of 25, 42 1/2X 69 1/2 in
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The project was made for non-commercial use and educational purposes only to demonstrate skills. All materials are taken from the official site and belong to their owners.
DAVID HOCKNEY
