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The final say on Britain's best-loved, most colourful and controversial artist- David Hockney. In this fascinating and entertaining second volume, Christopher Sykes explores the life and work of Britain's most popular living artist. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the past five decades. Volume 1 covered his early life- his precocious achievement at Bradford Art College and the Swinging 60s in London, where he befriended many of the iconic cultural figures of the generation. Picking up Hockney's story in 1975, this volume finds him flitting between Notting Hill and California, where he took inspiration for the swimming pool series of paintings; creating the acclaimed set designs for operas around the world; and embracing emerging technologies - the camera and fax machine in the 1970s and 80s, and most recently the iPad. Hockney's boundless energy extends to his personal life too, and this volume illuminates the glamorous circles he moved in, as well as his sometimes turbulent relationships. With unprecedented access to Hockney's paintings, notebooks, diaries and the man himself, this second volume continues the lively and revelatory account of an acclaimed artist and an extraordinary man.Product Identifiers
PublisherCornerstone
ISBN-139781780890074
eBay Product ID (ePID)209599904
Product Key Features
Publication Year2014
Book TitleHockney: the Biography Volume 2
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiographies & True Stories
AuthorChristopher Simon Sykes
Dimensions
Item Height242 mm
Item Weight1237 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorChristopher Simon Sykes