Tag

David Hockney

All articles tagged with #david hockney

arts1 month ago•1 min saved

David Hockney laid to rest in private ceremony as global memorials loom

David Hockney, Britain's best-known artist, died at 88 in London. His funeral was held privately with only his partner and his great-nephew in attendance. Memorial services are planned next year in London, Los Angeles, Paris, and Yorkshire, with most of his works to be donated to foundations and public institutions. A defining pop-art figure, Hockney was famed for Yorkshire landscapes, Los Angeles pool scenes and iPad portraits; in 2018 a swimming-pool painting sold for nearly £70 million, a living-artist auction record.

via BBC|

#arts #auction-record #david-hockney

arts-entertainment1 month ago•10 min saved

David Hockney’s private funeral honors a lifetime of art

David Hockney died aged 88; his funeral was held privately for just his partner Jean-Pierre Goncalves de Lima and his great-nephew, in line with his wishes. A London memorial is planned for spring 2027, with later memorials in Yorkshire, Paris and Los Angeles. Most of his works will be donated to foundations and public institutions. Tributes from King Charles and Keir Starmer highlighted his influence on art.

via The Independent|

#art #arts-entertainment #david-hockney

culture1 month ago•11 min saved

Hockney’s Wide World: From LA Pools to Normandy Canvases

An illustrated tour of David Hockney’s greatest works, tracing his evolution from taut 1960s LA pool portraits to expansive California and Yorkshire landscapes, pioneering photo-collage, and late-career iPad pieces and monumental panoramas such as A Year in Normandie.

via The Guardian|

#culture #david-hockney #hockney

arts1 month ago•4 min saved

David Hockney Rewired Modern Art in Ten Bold Ways

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.

via The Guardian|

#art-history #arts #david-hockney

entertainment-and-arts1 month ago•10 min saved

David Hockney, Trailblazing Painter of LA’s Sunlit World, Dies at 88

British-born artist David Hockney, who moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s and became famous for painting sun‑drenched pools and palm-lined landscapes, died at his London home on Thursday at age 88, with death confirmed by publicist Erica Bolton. A prolific innovator across painting, photography, film and digital media, he celebrated LA’s light and leisure while also pursuing Yorkshire landscapes and large‑scale multimedia works. LA’s Los Angeles County Museum of Art holds more than 150 Hockney works, and he remained relentlessly curious and experimental into his later years.

via Los Angeles Times|

#david-hockney #entertainment-and-arts #ipad-drawings

fashion1 month ago•4 min saved

David Hockney: A Living Artwork in Fashion

David Hockney’s signature look—from a peroxide mop and round specs to brightly colored suits and crumpled trench coats—made him a walking artwork; his self-portraits chronicled his evolving style, inspiring designers and helping fuse fashion with art across the 60s–80s and beyond, with moments like meeting King Charles in yellow Crocs underscoring his enduring legacy.

via The Guardian|

#david-hockney #fashion #style

arts1 month ago•11 min saved

David Hockney, Shape-Shifting Maestro of Color, Dies at 88

David Hockney, the English artist whose shape-shifting, color-saturated work spanned painting, photography, stage design and digital media, died at 88 in London. A defining figure of modern art, he blurred perspective and celebrated impermanence with works from The Splash to Portrait of an Artist (Pool With Two Figures)—which fetched a record $90.3 million in 2018—and later iPad drawings and a Westminster Abbey stained-glass window. His career wove between Britain, California and Yorkshire, and he leaves partner Jean‑Pierre “JP” Gonçalves de Lima and two brothers.

via The Washington Post|

#arts #british-art #david-hockney

arts1 month ago•3 min saved

David Hockney, pool-scene pioneer and Britart icon, dies at 88

David Hockney, the influential British contemporary artist celebrated for his California pool paintings and iconic works like A Bigger Splash, died at 88 in London with a publicist noting he passed away peacefully at home; born in Bradford and rising to prominence after moving to Los Angeles in 1964, he reshaped modern painting, contributed as a theatre and opera designer, and left a lasting impact on art and culture.

via NBC News|

#a-bigger-splash #arts #british-art

culture1 month ago•29 min saved

David Hockney’s radiant legacy ends as he dies at 88

David Hockney, the Bradford-born artist whose joyful, boundary-pushing work spanning painting, drawing, printmaking, watercolours and iPad art helped define modern British culture, has died aged 88. His seven-decade career took him from Yorkshire to Los Angeles and Normandy, earning tributes from leaders and prompting Tate Britain to proceed with two projects next year in his memory.

via BBC|

#british-art #culture #david-hockney

culture1 month ago•4 min saved

David Hockney: The endlessly inventive force reshaping modern art

Renowned British artist David Hockney, celebrated for painting, printmaking, photography and digital art, has died at 88. Tributes from Tate Britain and other institutions describe him as an endlessly inventive figure whose seven-decade career transformed modern art. His work includes A Bigger Splash and Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, with influence spanning Yorkshire, Los Angeles and beyond. Tate plans two major next-year projects: a seven-decade survey at Tate Britain and a Turbine Hall installation. Hockney is survived by his partner Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima.

via BBC|

#culture #david-hockney #modern-art

arts1 month ago•189 min saved

Colorful Pioneer of British Art, David Hockney, Dies at 88

Renowned British painter David Hockney has died at 88, leaving a legacy of vibrant portraits and sun-drenched pool scenes. Born in Bradford in 1937, he rose with Pop Art after moving to Los Angeles, spanning painting, photography, printmaking, and stage design, and later embraced iPad-based digital art. Despite record auction prices for some works, he valued art and life over commerce, and his honors include the Order of Merit after declining a knighthood, cementing a lasting influence on contemporary art.

via CNN|

#arts #british-art #david-hockney

arts1 month ago•5 min saved

Iconic Painter David Hockney Dies at 88, Ending a Colorful Era

Renowned British painter David Hockney, famed for his bright California pool scenes and evolving techniques, has died at 88, capping a seven-decade career that shaped contemporary art across London, Los Angeles and Paris.

via France 24|

#arts #british-artist #california

entertainment1 month ago•76 min saved

David Hockney’s luminous pool paintings leave a lasting legacy at 88

British artist David Hockney, famed for his vibrant poolside paintings and transformative impact on contemporary art, has died at age 88. His six-decade career spanned bold color, experimental perspectives, and landmark works that helped reshape modern British art; tributes from galleries, peers, and fans underscore his enduring influence.

via AP News|

#art #david-hockney #entertainment