霍克尼於布拉德福德藝術學院及倫敦皇家藝術學院深造。 同期校友包括早期波普藝術先驅 R. B. Kitaj及Allen Jones。 1961年,他首次踏足紐約。 至1963年底,他結識了安迪·沃荷(Andy Warhol)、丹尼斯·霍普(Dennis Hopper),並與大都會藝術博物館二十世紀藝術策展人 Henry Geldzahler 建立起長久友誼。 然而,真正吸引他的,卻是美國西岸的生活方式。 受到當地明亮陽光、繽紛色彩與壯麗景致的啟發,霍克尼於1964年遷居加州。 他的泳池系列畫作,包括《更大的水花》(A Bigger Splash,1967),令他享譽國際。
1968年,霍克尼重返倫敦,展開了他極具里程碑意義的雙人肖像系列創作。 這一系列的畫作屢創拍賣高價。 2019年,《Henry Geldzahler and Christopher Scott》(1969)於倫敦佳士得以37,661,248英鎊成交。 前一年,《藝術家肖像(泳池與兩個人像)》(Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures),1972)於紐約佳士得以90,312,496美元成交,刷新藝術家個人拍賣紀錄。 此畫作象徵霍克尼與其初戀情人兼繆思 Peter Schlesinger 的告別之作。 《在露台上》(Sur la Terrasse),1971)則描繪二人分手邊緣的情感狀態,於2019年紐約佳士得以29,501,250美元成交。
霍克尼的創作生涯中,攝影機的角色始終佔據重要位置。 他的照片拼貼作品——如1986年的《梨花公路》(Pearblossom Highway)——為觀看方式帶來全新啟示。 受立體主義與中國長卷畫啟發,霍克尼主張人類並非以單一快照的方式看世界。 而是將多個同時存在的視角拼合於腦海。 他在2001年出版的《Secret Knowledge》一書中繼續探索這些想法。
隨著創作歷程推進,霍克尼的風景畫亦愈發雄心勃勃。 1978年重返加州後,他創作了《穆荷蘭大道:通往畫室之路》(Mulholland Drive: The Road to the Studio(1980)及多幅壯闊的大峽谷畫作。 2005年,他回到家鄉約克郡,開始進行戶外寫生。 以畫筆記錄四季更迭,最終於2011年完成由三十二幅畫布組成的鉅作《東約克郡沃德蓋特的春天來臨》(The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate)。 新冠疫情期間,他則將目光投向法國諾曼第自宅周邊的自然景致。
雖然霍克尼深受前輩大師啟發——從克勞德·莫奈(Claude Monet)、亨利·馬蒂斯(Henri Matisse),以至巴布羅·畢加索(Pablo Picasso)與文森特·梵高(Vincent van Gogh)——但他始終目光向前,不斷探索創新的藝術可能。 他勇於運用錄像、iPad 及三維攝影繪畫等嶄新媒介,為藝術未來開創全新篇章。 不懈突破影像創作的疆界,他至今仍是當代最偉大的在世藝術家之一。
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Two prints by the artist
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Mexican Hotel Garden
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
The Perspective Lesson, from Moving Focus
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Bowl of Fruit, April 1986
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Lemons and Oranges
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Brenda
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Untitled
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
大衛.霍克尼 (1937年生)
《亨利.格爾德札勒與克里斯托弗.斯科特》
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Sur la Terrasse
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A Lawn Being Sprinkled
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
California
大衛·霍克尼 (1937年生)
冬天的木材
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Early Morning, Sainte-Maxime
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Early Blossom, Woldgate
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Still Life on a Glass Table
大衛·霍克尼 (1937年生)
基勒姆附近的蕾絲花
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Portrait of Sir David Webster
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
The Gate
大衛·霍克尼 (1937年生)
尼科爾斯峽谷三
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Felled Trees
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Day Pool with Three Blues (Paper Pool 7)
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Three Chairs with a Section of a Picasso Mural
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Four Empty Vases
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《客房的花園》
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Beverly Hills Housewife
David Hockney (b. 1937)
Sprungbrett mit Schatten (Paper Pool 14)
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Between Kilham and Langtoft
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Track and Hedgerow, January
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
Woldgate Tree, May
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
More Woldgate Timber, October 13th 2009
大衛·霍克尼 (1937年生)
不同水體
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
大衛·霍克尼(1937年生)
《翡翠木(發財樹)》
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
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)
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