| Style | Pop Art |
| Lived | July 9, 1937 - ( 20th century - ) |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Biography |
David Hockney Biography |
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David Hockney prints and posters |
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One of the best known works of David Hockney is the poster he designed for the Diving part of the Summer Olympics of 1972. Other famous paintings by David Hockney include 'Pearblossom', 'A Bigger Splash', 'A Lawn Being Sprinkled' and 'Place Furstenberg, Paris'.
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| Quote | "There comes a point where you see it all as completely empty being a popular artist to the extent that people who are not necessarily interested in art know about things or take some little interest. I think that now for me it's a burden. It's a bit hard to deal with and it wastes time as well."
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David Hockney is, together with his good friend Andy Warhol, one of the biggest and most important pop art artists.
David Hockney also is an icon of the homosexual world.
David Hockney's book "Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters" is subject of a lot of controversy. In this book Hockney explains his theory that the Old Masters in art used a projector to create realistic paintings
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