霍克尼于布拉德福德艺术学院及伦敦皇家艺术学院深造。 同期校友包括早期波普艺术先驱R. B. Kitaj及Allen Jones。 1961年,他首次踏足纽约。 至1963年底,他结识了安迪·沃霍尔(Andy Warhol)、丹尼斯·霍珀(Dennis Hopper),并与大都会艺术博物馆二十世纪艺术策展人亨利·盖尔扎赫勒(Henry Geldzahler)建立起长久友谊。 然而,真正吸引他的,却是美国西岸的生活方式。 受到当地明亮阳光、缤纷色彩与壮丽景致的启发,霍克尼于1964年迁居加州。 他的泳池系列画作,包括《更大的水花》(A Bigger Splash,1967),令他享誉国际。
1968年,霍克尼重返伦敦,展开了他极具里程碑意义的双人肖像系列创作。 这一系列的画作屡创拍卖高价。 2019年,《Henry Geldzahler and Christopher Scott》(1969)于伦敦佳士得以37,661,248英镑成交。 前一年,《艺术家肖像(泳池与两个人像)》(Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures),1972)于纽约佳士得以90,312,496美元成交,刷新艺术家个人拍卖纪录。 此画作象征霍克尼与其初恋情人兼缪斯Peter Schlesinger的告别之作。 《在露台上》(Sur la Terrasse),1971)则描绘二人分手边缘的情感状态,于2019年纽约佳士得以29,501,250美元成交。
霍克尼的创作生涯中,摄影机的角色始终占据重要位置。 他的照片拼贴作品——如1986年的《梨花公路》(Pearblossom Highway)——为观看方式带来全新启示。 受立体主义与中国长卷画启发,霍克尼主张人类并非以单一快照的方式看世界,而是将多个同时存在的视角拼合于脑海。 他在2001年出版的《Secret Knowledge》一书中继续探索这些想法。
随着创作历程推进,霍克尼的风景画也愈发雄心勃勃。 1978年重返加州后,他创作了《穆赫兰道:通往画室之路》(Mulholland Drive: The Road to the Studio,1980)及多幅壮阔的大峡谷画作。 2005年,他回到家乡约克郡,开始进行户外写生,以画笔记录四季更迭,最终于2011年完成由三十二幅画布组成的巨作《东约克郡沃德盖特春天的到来》(The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate)。 新冠疫情期间,他则将目光投向法国诺曼底自宅周边的自然景致。
虽然霍克尼深受前辈大师启发——从克劳德·莫奈(Claude Monet)、亨利·马蒂斯(Henri Matisse),以至巴勃罗·毕加索(Pablo Picasso)与文森特·梵高(Vincent van Gogh)——但他始终目光向前,不断探索创新的艺术可能。 他勇于运用录像、iPad及三维摄影绘画等崭新媒介,为艺术未来开创全新篇章。 他不懈突破影像创作的疆界,至今仍是当代最伟大的在世艺术家之一。
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Two prints by the artist
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Mexican Hotel Garden
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The Perspective Lesson, from Moving Focus
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Bowl of Fruit, April 1986
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Lemons and Oranges
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Brenda
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Untitled
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Henry Geldzahler and Christopher Scott
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Sur la Terrasse
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A Lawn Being Sprinkled
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California
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Winter Timber
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Early Morning, Sainte-Maxime
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Early Blossom, Woldgate
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Still Life on a Glass Table
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Queen Anne's Lace Near Kilham
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Portrait of Sir David Webster
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The Gate
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Nichols Canyon III
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Felled Trees
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Day Pool with Three Blues (Paper Pool 7)
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Three Chairs with a Section of a Picasso Mural
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Four Empty Vases
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Guest House Garden
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Beverly Hills Housewife
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The Conversation
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Sprungbrett mit Schatten (Paper Pool 14)
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Between Kilham and Langtoft
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Track and Hedgerow, January
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Woldgate Tree, May
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More Woldgate Timber, October 13th 2009
DAVID HOCKNEY (b. 1937)
Four Different Kinds of Water
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Antheriums
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Great Pyramid at Giza with Broken Head from Thebes
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Chair with a Horse Drawn by Picasso
大卫·霍克尼(1937年生)
《翡翠木(发财树)》
David Hockney (b. 1937)
California Bank
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Beach Umbrella
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Fruit in a Chinese Bowl
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Walnut Trees
David Hockney (B. 1937)
Flowers Sent as a Gift
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David Graves in a Harlequin Shirt
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Rudston to Sledmere, August
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Green Pool with Diving Board and Shadow (Paper Pool 3)
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Green Pool with Diving Board and Shadow (Paper Pool 3)
David Hockney (b. 1937)
With Conversation
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Santa Monica Boulevard
David Hockney (b. 1937)
A Visit with Mo and Lisa, Echo Park
David Hockney (b. 1937)
The Sea at Malibu