David Hockney

David Hockney is one of the most influential artists of the British Pop Art movement. He gained recognition in the 1960s for his paintings on the theme of homosexual love before England decriminalized it in 1967. After moving to California in 1963, Hockney began painting scenes of athletic young men surrounded by swimming pools and palm trees.

Hockney has experimented throughout his career. His beautiful pool shots and colourful still-lifes are what made him famous. Yet, he started experimenting with photography in the mid-1970s. Hockney went on to create his famous photocollages with pictures that he cut up and rearranged. This was important because he challenged the two-dimensionality of photography and created images that would involve the viewer. As Hockney approaches his 80th birthday, he continues to evolve. He is a versatile artist and embraces new techniques. Such as fax machines, photocopiers, computers, and even iPhones and iPad.