Per his publicist, Hockney died “peacefully at home” on Thursday. He was one month short of his 89th birthday.
English artist David Hockney poses in front of a large painting of a street scene in his studio, 1980. (Photo by Susan Wood/Getty Images)David Hockney’s Early Years
The artist left London in 1964 and moved to Los Angeles, where he painted his beloved swimming pool series, Beverly Hills Housewife, and a double portrait of Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy. During this time, he began using photography in his portraiture. He later abandoned this technique, citing it as overly reliant on photorealism.
Not only is Hockney a celebrated painter, but he also created iconic opera and theater stage designs for productions including Alfred Jarry’s Ubu Roi (in 1966) and Igor Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress (in 1975).
English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer David Hockney and American artist, director and producer Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987), UK, 29th June 1976. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)Hockney returned to Yorkshire in the early 2000s, again focusing on landscapes. During this time, he created a watercolor series, Midsummer: East Yorkshire, and oil paintings, Bigger Trees near Warter.
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He embraced the use of modern technology in his later years, telling the Royal Academy Magazine, “I am at the moment drawing, or painting really, on an iPad. I have been working this year, 2020, to depict the arrival of spring in Normandy. This takes about three months, and I think it’s the most exciting thing nature has to offer in this part of the world.”
David Hockney would have turned 89 on July 9.
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