David Hockney Rewired Modern Art in Ten Bold Ways
TL;DR
David Hockney reshaped art by synthesizing minimalism, abstraction, and portraiture; he challenged static perspective with reverse/multi-direction viewpoints, bridged painting and photography through photo-collage and digital drawing, elevated landscape to monumental scale, and relentlessly embraced new technology and theatre to make immersive, personal art—while sexuality remained a driving force in his work.
- ‘Hyper-stylised, ultra-cool visions’: 10 ways David Hockney changed art The Guardian
- David Hockney, Who Restored the Human Form to Art, Dies at 88 The New York Times
- Celebrated British artist David Hockney dies aged 88 BBC
- The David Hockney Painting That Makes You Look, and Then Look Again The Atlantic
- Painter David Hockney Dead At 88: See His Most Expensive Works—And How Much They Sold For Forbes
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