David Hockney
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Portraiture, Landscapes, Cityscapes Art Work
| Name: |
David Hockney |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Place of Birth: |
Bradford, England |
| Nationality: |
English |
| Birth: |
1937 |
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Quick Facts
| Known For: |
Portraiture, Landscapes, Cityscapes |
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| Style: |
POP, Realism |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Painter
Draughtsman
Printmaker |
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Biography
| Hockney received his first art training at Bradford College of Art and then the Royal College of Art in London, where he met R. B. Kitaj. While still a student at the Royal College of Art, Hockney was featured in the exhibition Young Contemporaries—alongside Peter Blake—securing his reputation as a POP artist. He became associated with the movement, but his early works also display expressionist elements, not dissimilar to certain works by Francis Bacon. From 1963 Hockney was represented by the influential art dealer John Kasmin. In 1963 Hockney visited New York, making contact with Andy Warhol. Later, a visit to California, where he lived for many years, inspired Hockney to make a series of paintings of swimming pools in Los Angeles using the comparatively new Acrylic medium, rendered in a highly realistic style using vibrant colors. |
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