David Hockney- Born in Bradford, England on

July 9, 1937. From an early age, David was interested in the many forms
of art and admired artists like Picasso, Matisse, and Fragonard. His
parents were supportive of his interest in the arts, allowing him the
freedom to explore his creative side with doodles and free thinking.
Hockney studied at the Bradford College of Art from 1953 to 1957. He
spent some time as a conscientious objector to military service, working
in hospitals to fulfill his national service requirement. It was in 1957 that
he returned to school as a graduate student at the Royal College of Art in
London. It is as this time that he spent much of his time experimenting
with different forms of art, especially abstract expressionism. His first
works of art were mostly paintings, his paintings incorporated his
literary learnings. Hockney felt a strong collection to Hollywood due to
his father and his tradition of frequently taking a trip to the movies. It
was in 1966 that Hockney finally moved to Hollywood and found an
interesting subject, L.A swimming pools. A Bigger Splash became his
most iconic piece. His expressionistic style began to evolve and by the
1970s he was considered more of a realist. Hockney continued his
painting career as he was inspired by the looks of California homes. In
1970, he accidently created a unique style of photography as he
assembled his Polaroid photos in a grid. This caused him to work with
photography more extensively, by the mid 1970s he completely
abandoned painting. In the late 1980s, Hockney returned to painting,
mostly landscapes and loved ones. He also began incorporating
technology into his art, creating homemade prints on his own
photocopier in 1986. He was fascinated- later using fax machines and
laser prints in 1990, and in 2009. In 2011 he dedicated an exhibit at the
Royal Museum of Ontario of purely paintings created by the Brushes
app in iPhones and iPads. Hockney is known for being the most
influential British artist of all time. To this day, he continues to paint and
exhibit his work, advocating for funding for the arts.

-Mother-
I am absolutely in love with the style Hockney created with the grid of
his photographs. This photograph is photos of his mother from multiple
angles all glued together, it fascinates me how all these photographs
created a whole new person together. Youre able to notice all the details
from his mother due to the many close up shots just pasted together.
 -Pearl Blossom highway-
This photograph seems somewhat cartoonish and its amazing to know
that its purely made up of photographs. The sky seems more like an
ocean than it does a sky, it makes what couldve been a simple
photograph into something much more. It creates texture and more detail
than what a simple photo could not provide. The depth the grid like style
created beautiful.

-Robert Lippman Floating in my Pool 1982-

This is my favorite photo from Hockney. The fact that you are able to
see the distinction from the water from his head above the water creates
a cool effect. The grid like effect works so well underwater because it
makes it seem as if the subject is actually moving instead of a single
picture of his staying still. It acts the way water works, somewhat
distorts the image but you are still able to see the details of the subject
with such clarity.