David Hockney

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David Hockney is a renowned British painter, draftsman, printmaker, photographer, and stage designer, celebrated as a leading figure of 20th-century pop art and for his vibrant, innovative explorations of space, perspective, and technology in art.

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instanceOf draftsman
human
painter
photographer
pop artist
printmaker
stage designer
activeIn 20th century
21st century
awardReceived Companion of Honour
Order of Merit
birthName David Hockney
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1937-07-09
designedFor opera stage
theatre stage
educatedAt Bradford College of Art
Royal College of Art
familyName Hockney
fieldOfWork drawing
painting
photography
printmaking
stage design
genre landscape painting
portrait painting
still life
givenName David
hasTheme California lifestyle
domestic interiors
double portraits
gardens and trees
honorificTitle CH
OM
influenced contemporary British painters
influencedBy Cubism
Henri Matisse
Pablo Picasso
languageOfWork English
movement Contemporary art
Pop art
name David Hockney
nationality British
notableFor digital iPad drawings
exploration of space and perspective
photographic collages called "joiners"
swimming pool paintings
vibrant use of color
notableWork A Bigger Grand Canyon
A Bigger Splash
Bigger Trees Near Warter
Joiners (photographic collages)
Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate
The Blue Guitar series
occupation painter
photographer
printmaker
stage designer
placeOfBirth Bradford
residence London
Los Angeles
Yorkshire
sexualOrientation gay
usedMedium acrylic paint
etching
iPad
iPhone
lithography
oil paint
photography
watercolor


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