David Hockney was born in Yorkshire, northern England. When he was 16, he was admitted to the Bradford School of Art, where he studied traditional painting and life drawing. “In 1959, Hockney studied at the Royal College of Art in London and was taught by several well-known artists, including Roger de Grey and Ceri Richards” (David Hockney: The Biography, 1937-1975). “Then, Hockney's first solo show, held in 1963 at John Kasmin's gallery, proved very successful” (web). “The following year he traveled to Los Angeles for the first time, where he met leading intellectual and artistic figures. Over the following few years, he resided almost permanently in California, teaching at various universities, but also traveling extensively around the US and
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In the late period, “The 1990s constituted a very productive period for Hockney, with a huge number of retrospectives and exhibitions around the world” (David Hockney: The Biography, 1975-2012). Specially, “Hockney arranged Polaroids as well as 35-mm prints to create photo-collages of a single subject” (web). “In 1999, a long-standing and well known fascination with new media led Hockney to his controversial suspicions” (David Hockney: The Biography, 1975-2012). Along these lines, "subsequent to going to the review of a nineteenth century French craftsman, Hockney saw uncanny specialized likenesses to illustrations that Andy Warhol had followed from slide-anticipated photos. Realizing that the instruments Warhol had utilized obviously weren't accessible in the 1800's, Hockney started inquiring about. It wasn't some time before he ran over camera Lucida, a little crystal mounted toward the finish of a metal arm that empowers a craftsman to refract a picture onto their paper" (web). “At 74, neither Hockney's age nor his struggle with deafness has diminished his interest in innovation”
In the late period, “The 1990s constituted a very productive period for Hockney, with a huge number of retrospectives and exhibitions around the world” (David Hockney: The Biography, 1975-2012). Specially, “Hockney arranged Polaroids as well as 35-mm prints to create photo-collages of a single subject” (web). “In 1999, a long-standing and well known fascination with new media led Hockney to his controversial suspicions” (David Hockney: The Biography, 1975-2012). Along these lines, "subsequent to going to the review of a nineteenth century French craftsman, Hockney saw uncanny specialized likenesses to illustrations that Andy Warhol had followed from slide-anticipated photos. Realizing that the instruments Warhol had utilized obviously weren't accessible in the 1800's, Hockney started inquiring about. It wasn't some time before he ran over camera Lucida, a little crystal mounted toward the finish of a metal arm that empowers a craftsman to refract a picture onto their paper" (web). “At 74, neither Hockney's age nor his struggle with deafness has diminished his interest in innovation”