David Hockney

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David Hockney

British, born 1937

BiographyBorn in Bradford, England, in 1937, Hockney attended the Bradford College of Art from 1953 to 1957. In 1959 he entered graduate school at the Royal College of Art in London alongside other young artists such as Peter Blake and Allen Jones, and he experimented with different forms, including abstract expressionism. Relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960s Hockney painted what are now considered his most iconic works --a series of famous swimming pool paintings. In the 1970s, Hockney began working in photography, creating photo collages he called joiners. In the late 1980s, Hockney returned to painting, primarily painting seascapes, flowers and portraits of loved ones. He also began incorporating more technology in his art, creating his first homemade prints on a photocopier in 1986. The marriage of art and technology became an ongoing fascination --he used laser fax machines and laser printers in 1990, and in 2009 he started using the Brushes app on iPhones and iPads to create paintings. He continues to create and exhibit art, devoting much energy to pushing the boundaries between drawing, painting, and photography

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