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David Hockney
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David Hockney is a British painter, printmaker, photographer, and scenographer born in Bradford in 1937. He has been educated at the Royal College of Art and Chelsea College of Art and Design. His work is associated with movements including hyperrealism, contemporary art, pop art, and Nouveau réalisme. He has worked in London, Los Angeles, Paris, and Hamburg.
Notable works include A Bigger Splash and Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures). His genre encompasses graphics, photography, landscape painting, and portrait painting. He has been influenced by Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon. Hockney is a member of the Royal Academy of Arts, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Order of Merit. He has participated in the 4. documenta and Documenta 6.
Hockney has taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, University for the Creative Arts, University of Colorado Boulder, and University of Iowa. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and Art Institute of Chicago. He speaks English.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1937-07-09
- Works
- 174
Top works
- Nahaufnahmen
- Off the wall
- Paintings, prints, and drawings, 1960-1970
- [Paintings]
- DAVID HOCKNEY
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1937-07-09 ) 9 July 1937 (age 88) , Bradford , West Riding of Yorkshire , England
- Education
- Bradford School of Art (1953–1958) Royal College of Art (1959–1962)
- Known for
- Painting drawing printmaking photography iPad drawing set design
- Notable work
- A Bigger Splash Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman) The Blue Guitar Bigger Trees Near Warter A Bigger Grand Canyon Garrowby Hill A Bigger Interior with Blue Terrace and Garden 2017
- Movement
- Pop art
- Awards
- John Moores Painting Prize (1967) Praemium Imperiale (1989) Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (1997) Royal Academician Order of Merit (2012) Honorary doctorate, Otis College of Art and Design (1985)
- Website
- hockney .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bradford
- Occupation
- theatre designer
- Employer
- University of Iowa
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
- Participant in
- Documenta 6
- Field of work
- pop art
- Genre
- digital art
- Movement
- Nouveau réalisme
- Official website
- www.hockney.com
- Image
- David Hockney 2017 at Flash Expo.jpg
- Work location
- Rumesnil
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- Commons category
- David Hockney
- date of birth
- 1937-07-09
- topic's main category
- Category:David Hockney
- member of
- Order of Merit
- described by source
- UbuWeb
- influenced by
- Francis Bacon
- name in native language
- David Hockney
- has works in the collection
- Museum Ludwig
- floruit
- 2014-01-01
- ethnic group
- British
- writing language
- English language
- medical condition
- synesthesia
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
Sources (13)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to David Hockney, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Hockney has owned residences and studios in Bridlington and London as well as two residences in California, where he has lived intermittently since 1964: one in the Hollywood Hills, one in Malibu. He has an office and stores his archives on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California.
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