Meet David Hockney!
A little bit about Hockney...
David Hockney, was born on the 9th of July 1937. Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. He is based mainly in Bridlington, Yorkshire, and Kensington, London. Hockney also maintains two residences in Los Angeles, the city where he has lived on and off for more than 30 years: one in Nicholas Canyon, and an office and archives on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood.
An important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the twentieth century.
An important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the twentieth century.
David Hockney's work...
Throughout his life, Hockney made prints, portraits of friends, and stage designs for the Royal Court Theatre, Glyndebourne, La Scalaand the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. He was born with synesthesia; he sees synesthetic colours to musical stimuli. In general, this does not show up in his painting or photography artwork very much. However, it is a common underlying principle in his construction of stage sets for various ballets and operas, where he bases the background colours and lighting upon his own seen colours while listening to the music of the theatre piece he is working on.
Alot of his work included 'Joiners'. These were collaged pictures of outdoors and indoors.One of his first photomontages was of his mother. Because these photographs are taken from different perspectives and at slightly different times, the result is work that has an affinity with Cubism, which was one of Hockney's major aims – discussing the way human vision works. Some of these pieces are landscapes aswell as portraits.
Alot of his work included 'Joiners'. These were collaged pictures of outdoors and indoors.One of his first photomontages was of his mother. Because these photographs are taken from different perspectives and at slightly different times, the result is work that has an affinity with Cubism, which was one of Hockney's major aims – discussing the way human vision works. Some of these pieces are landscapes aswell as portraits.