David Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. He is based in Bridlington in Yorkshire and Kensington in London. (He must have more than one house, the lucky man!) He was born in 1937 and helped influence the Pop art movement in the 1960's.
Some of his paintings have an expressionist style while others use realism but all of them leave the viewer with something to think about. In his later works he also used cubism and a lot of his photos are photo-collages.
His use of colour is something I particularly admire about his work. I think most of his painting is a bit eccentric and not really my style but I do like the different experiments and passion he has used whilst creating his paintings and artwork.
Here are some examples...
Nichols Canyon 1980
Acrylic on canvas
A Bigger Splash 1967
Acrylic on canvas
Three Chairs with a Section of a Picasso Mural 1970
Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic on canvas
Some examples of his photo-collages...
The Desk 1984
Pearblossom Highway 1986
Place Furstenberg, Paris 1985
